Ooops! Our print edition Friday teased readers into the paper to look for an article about The Goonies II – but it was nowhere to be seen. To avoid waiting for next week’s In One Ear column to read all about it, we decided to share the details here.

– Patrick Webb, managing editor

Talk has turned again to a Goonies II movie, although not the feature film director Richard Donner envisioned.

In fact, the director sounded less than thrilled when he confirmed rumors of a straight-to-video sequel by Warner Premiere, a new “direct to DVD” production arm of Warner Bros., which claims “Goonies” rights.

“There’s talk that Warner is doing a ‘Goonies’ film — for 12 days or something — just to go right to DVD for $11,” Donner told www.iesb.net at the annual Saturn Awards for science fiction, fantasy and horror movies May 10. “I think it’s a mistake.”

Donner continues to campaign for a musical adaptation of the ’80s cult classic. He thinks the Goonies are good enough for Broadway, but will they ever take the stage?

“I really think so,” Donner said. “We’ve gone to New York, we’ve felt out a lot of people in the business, it’s really quite exciting.” But nothing happens too quickly on Broadway, he added.