The Goonies 2 The Goldbergs Creator Pitched Sequel To Richard Donner

Adam F. Goldberg pitched The Goonies 2 to Richard Donner before the director died last summer at age 91. In 2020, the creator of nostalgic ABC sitcom The Goldbergs revealed he spent nine years “secretly” writing a Goonies sequel, titled The Goonies II: Never Say Die. Goldberg took to Twitter to share an image of his treatment for a “Richard Donner Presentation” dated March 4, 2020, only for the coronavirus lockdown to cancel the in-person meeting with the director. That October, after trying to “wait out” the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldberg tweeted concept art from his pitch and the news that he had scheduled a Zoom meeting with Donner, who was actively developing Lethal Weapon 5 when he died in July 2021. 

I rival @joshgad as ultimate fan of #TheGoonies. For the last 9 years I’ve been secretly writing PART 2 for fun. It’s my masterpiece. I even had a big meeting scheduled with Richard Donner… canceled ‘cause of the lockdown! THE GOONIES 2 WILL happen when life resumes. Promise!!! pic.twitter.com/sBxgaDHjg0