Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan has given his opinion on why a sequel to The Goonies hasn't happened.

The actor, who recently picked up a Golden Globe Award for his role in Daniel Kwan's 2022 sci-fi thriller, revealed there had been attempts to make a second Goonies film over the past 30 years—and that he thought it would be the film which would relaunch his career.

"We had numerous scripts, but there was not one script that felt it could live up to what the original was," he said via IndieWire. "Sadly we lost the captain of our ship [director] Dick Donner, and I really don’t know if there’s going to be a Goonies 2, but I would really love to revisit the character of Data if there is an opportunity." Donner passed away in July 2021 aged 91.

"That’s the movie I thought I would need to make a career comeback," he added.

After kickstarting his career in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Quan played Richard "Data" Wang in the 1985 classic Goonies, which saw a group of kids discover an old treasure map while trying to save their neighborhood and leading them on a quest to the long-lost fortune of pirate One-Eyed Willy.

The film also starred Lord of the Rings' Sean Astin, Marvel villain Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Martha Plimpton.

Quan later took an extended break from acting for nearly two decades before returning to star in Everything Everywhere All at Once alongside Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu. He will next be seen in the upcoming season of Dinsey+ series Loki, with the news of his casting being announced at Disney's D23 Expo last September.