According to SCI-FI WIRE  a Goonies sequel may actually happen. Original screenwriter Chris Columbus has stated that Richard Donner could be pulling together the original cast, all the way down to Joe Pantoliano, who played one of the Fratelli brothers. 

Columbus had the following to say about the sequel: "I think the only way it could be done is if the kids are now the parents, and their kids have become the Goonies. I still think the two brothers are still alive and well, so they could still be in the movie. So it's a matter of whether or not they could re-create that concept. "

But a lot has changed since the days of the original Goonies film. Specifically, kids don't play outside anymore. Everyone's on their computers or playing games. Will he be able to sell a movie on the idea that kids actually play outside?

"I don't know if that's possible anymore. Maybe if all the parents in the new Goonie movie forbid their kids to play on the Internet, that's gotta be the plot. You can't go anywhere near a computer or cell phone. I guess the adventures are online." 

We now have confirmation from Robert Rodriguez (via Ain't It Cool News) that Nimród Antal, of Kontroll and Vacancy, is set to direct Predators for Troublemaker Studios and 20th Century Fox. 

Rodriguez said the following about the storyline: "I can't go too much into the story right now, because we're still writing. But it still involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors (that are not always from outside their group). So like the original movie, the title does have a double meaning." 

As for choosing Nimród Antal, Rodriguez explains what is was that convinced him. "When I saw Armored, I could tell he's also great with action and has a keen eye for casting. He reminded me of Quentin [Tarantino] with how he was able to work with a group of very strong, singular actor talents and make it look effortless. I know he'll be able to get the most out of what we want to be an outstanding cast. We really want to go with a character driven action movie, because that's what we all remember about the original Predator, and we want to take it even further with this." I've got a good feeling about this one.

MTV talked with Samuel Jackson recently and asked him how big his role as Nick Fury is in Iron Man 2. To just about everyone's surprise, he actually won't be in it at all. 

"Not this time, not yet." Jackson says, "We still haven't moved Nick Fury into the bad-ass zone. He's still just kind of a talker." 

Now remember, Samuel Jackson is reportedly signed on for a whopping NINE Marvel movies, so although we won't have any Nick Fury action in Iron Man 2 (though Jackson did confirm that he has scenes with Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson), there's evidently some big plays on the horizon. Stay tuned.

Here comes the bombs: Universal has won a bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game Asteroids that first debuted in 1979. Rookie Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. This line from the THR article is the best part. "As opposed to today's games, there is no story line or fancy world-building mythology, so the studio would be creating a plot from scratch." Uh, yeah. 

No director is attached and the screenwriter, Matt Lopez, only has the most recent draft of The Sorcerer's Apprentice to his name so far. Thumbs way, way down.