Ke Huy Quan says he would love to revisit his 'Goonies' character Data: 'Please manifest it'

On the topic of making another Goonies movie, actor Ke Huy Quan said he’s “absolutely” on board for another go-round.

The Oscar-winning actor told Yahoo Entertainment that he’s hoping that the Goonies gang will reunite on-screen in a follow-up film as their cult-classic characters.

“It was such a fun adventure. I love the character Data. I would love to revisit him, and I think all of us would definitely go on another adventure,” Quan said. “But because it's such a beloved movie, we've been developing it for a long time, and I don't know if it's going to happen or not.”

The 1985 film, co-written by Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Quan starred as Data, a gadget-loving teen, in the story about a group of friends who search for a pirate’s treasure after discovering an ancient map.

In addition to Quan, the film starred a who’s who of ’80s actors who went on to success in Hollywood, including Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman and Sean Astin, the last of whom appears alongside Quan in his new movie, Love Hurts.

“Hopefully, fingers crossed, please manifest it. It would be incredible,” Quan said about a potential follow-up to the teen classic. “But before that happens, you get a little Goonies reunion in Love Hurts with me and Sean.”

Quan is taking on his first leading role as Marvin, a hitman turned real estate agent in the new action comedy opening in theaters Feb. 7.

The actor is also taking on most of the action himself.

“Honestly, this was pretty challenging,” Quan said, “because from the very beginning, we knew what kind of action movie we wanted to make, and I wanted to do all the fights myself.”

He admits there were “a lot of bruises” and “certainly a lot of aches and pains,” but “they’re all fun.”

Astin wasn’t the only Goonie to join the set of the Jonathan Eusebio-directed film, which also stars Ariana DeBose as Marvin’s former partner in crime.

“When [Astin and I] were shooting those scenes, Jeff Cohen came to visit,” Quan said about the former actor turned lawyer. “So we had three Goonies on set. All the crew were so excited.”

The Goonies reunions kept on coming as the Everything Everywhere All at Once actor was joined by Brolin, Feldman, Cohen and Kerri Green on Feb. 3, when he immortalized his handprints and footprints in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

“You have that Midas touch, my friend, and you have it because you have that heart of gold that you've always had," Brolin said about Quan at the ceremony.

Eusebio, who’s had a long career as a stunt coordinator on films like John Wick and Black Panther before making his directorial debut with Love Hurts, echoed that sentiment.

“He's like the greatest guy,” Eusebio told Yahoo Entertainment. “All his energy is infectious. I hope it comes out in the movie because that's what you felt. I got excited every time. You see him on-screen and you want to root for him. He's such a good guy.”

Goonies isn’t the only ’80s film — or Spielberg film, for that matter — that featured a teenage Quan. He also appeared in the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with Harrison Ford. Comparing his child actor roles to the ones he’s taken on as an adult, he said the former came with one kid-centric frustration.

“I was having fun, so they were not difficult at all,” he said. “The difficult part was doing the schoolwork on a movie set, because you're doing it in a trailer, and all you want to do is just be on those incredible sets.”

Quan has come a long way from his days as a former child star looking to break back into Hollywood after years without booking on-screen roles.

“I remember those days well. And I guess, you know, for me, I think what really made a big difference was having an incredible and supportive family, especially my wife,” he said. “She was really the one with unwavering beliefs.”

As far as the advice he would give his younger self, he said, “I would say, Don't worry. Things will work out.”

Love Hurts is in theaters Feb. 7.