Shortly before his death, Richard Donner discussed the casting of the Goonies with Jon Watts, one of the creators of Star Wars: The Lost Crew.

Jon Wattsco-creator of Star Wars: The Lost Crew, revealed Richard Donner advised him to work with children shortly before he died.

Richard Donner’s advice

Watts spoke to GamesRadar+ about his experience working with kids and the advice he received from The Goonies director.

“I got this advice from [el director de Los Goonies y Superman] Richard Donner, who I was lucky enough to spend time with shortly before he passed away. He was talking about casting The Goonies and said that you don’t cast kids to play a role, you cast them for who they are. This was always in the back of our minds during casting. It’s no longer a balancing act when you’re patient enough to wait for real guys who perfectly embody our character to enter the room. Because you see a lot of great actors, but what you’re really looking for is a kid to be the character.

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