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As a brief coda to an interview about the upcoming No Country for Old Men, Cinematical had the chance to ask Josh Brolin if he had been approached about the rumored Goonies project that's been mused about and hinted at over the past few months. (Sean Astin calls it an "absolute certainty"; noting Astin's post-Rings resume, you might suggest that's wishful thinking on his part.) Brolin, obviously bemused at the line of questioning, stated that he hasn't been contacted -- and offered his thoughts on the possibility. Look for Cinematical's full interview with Brolin about his non-One-Eyed-Willie-related work next week; the full transcript of Brolin's remarks is below.

Cinematical: There's one final thing that my editor basically put a gun to my head and told me to ask you ...

Josh Brolin: ... But it's ultimately your choice ...

Cinematical: ... I know, but I am a little bit curious as well; there have been rumors and rumblings that Warners is going around to the cast of The Goonies and talking to them about getting back together. ...

JB: Haven't heard a word.

Cinematical: If they asked you, are there limits to nostalgia? Or would you go back to it, as a lark?

JB: I don't know; it depends on the story ... I mean, it has nothing to do with (nostalgia); you know, they gave me my break, so that's a huge thing for me. And it's not like Spielberg or Dick Donner are slouches; they're great filmmakers ... I don't know; I haven't heard anything about it. I don't know what those actors are doing; Martha Plimpton, I run into once in a while; I think she's an amazing actress. But would it be smart to do that? Would it take away from the original film, and how great that was? Is it a business decision? Do we feel like we can make some money off it, because it is such a childhood classic? I don't know. Maybe I'll be some great alcoholic homeless character in the boondocks of Astoria, Oregon ... That would be fun.

We've talked ... and talked ... and talked about a potential Goonies sequel, but in the past few months, it's beginning to look more and more like Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner are quietly attempting to put it together. And with the entire original cast! (Well, those who are still alive, mind you.) Both Corey Feldman and Sean Astin recently chimed in, alluding to the fact that they had been approached to work on it. And, now, Empire reports that they've spoken with Jonathan Ke Quan who confirmed that he, along with Jeff Cohen (Chunk), have been made aware of the possible sequel. He says, "We were approached a few months ago by Warner about doing it and asked if we would be interested. They even showed us character designs. It looks very cool."

They have character designs! The good (or bad) news, depending on how you look at it, is that this sequel will be animated and not live action. Empire also mentions that this could be a series, and not just a one-off flick, which doesn't sit too well with me. I don't know, to me Chunk is a little fat kid who loves his ice cream. I can't picture an adult with a child. Of course, I'm sure Chunk's kid will be just like Chunk, and Data's kid will be just like Data, but I would hope this sequel doesn't take anything away from my memories, as a kid, of The Goonies. I usually don't care as much when I hear about all these remakes and sequels, but they're f**king with one of my all time favorite movies here. To me, this is big -- animated, live action, puppets -- however the hell they decide to make it. I mention the parents and kids storyline because that's the one they seem to be leaning toward; the original cast is all grown up with children who go on an adventure of their own. What do you think of all this? And if you had a choice, would you want a straight-up live-action sequel, an animated sequel or an animated series?