Ke Huy Quan

Quan said at the Golden Globes that he'd love to return for a sequel to the 1985 film with a story by Steven Spielberg, whom he thanked in his acceptance ...

But, I would be open to revisiting that character, Data, if there is an opportunity," he said. Honestly, we had numerous scripts, but there was not one script that felt like it would be up to what the original was." The cast, including Quan, When I was much younger, I wished it would come to pass because that's the movie I thought I would need to make a career comeback. [Golden Globe](https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/) Tuesday night for his performance in [Everything Everywhere All at Once ](https://ew.com/creative-work/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/)— his first major role in an American movie in nearly four decades — the 51-year-old told reporters in the Globes press room that he's down to make a sequel to the 1985 action-adventure film now that he's enjoying a career resurgence. [Ke Huy Quan](https://ew.com/person/ke-huy-quan/) is still searching for screenplay treasure when it comes to [The Goonies](https://ew.com/creative-work/the-goonies/) 2.

Ke Huy Quan won a Golden Globe for his work in Everything Everywhere All at Once, a role that is being called "career-defining" for the actor who first ...

Here are some of the best reactions: But when I stepped in front of the camera again, I realized that's what was missing all those years." The role has earned him critical acclaim and marks his triumphant return to acting.

The movie Everything Everywhere All at Once has won the hearts of movie lovers and film critics for its unique storytelling and powerful performances.

The most powerful part of his speech came as he addressed what the award and his performance meant for his career: “When I started my career as a child actor in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I felt so lucky to have been chosen. I love you with all my heart.” Holding back tears, he continued, “For so many years, I was afraid I had nothing more to offer; no matter what I did, I would never surpass what I achieved as a kid. Steven, thank you,” he began, reminiscing about his film debut on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, in which he played Short Round. The movie Everything Everywhere All at Once has won the hearts of movie lovers and film critics for its unique storytelling and powerful performances. Among its wonderful cast, actor Ke Huy Quan plays Waymond Wang, the movie's male protagonist, a devoted husband.

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 10:52 a.m.. Golden Globe awards. Ke Huy Quan accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture award Tuesday ...

Following a role in “Encino Man” in 1992, Quan quit acting in his early 20s. “Thankfully, more than 30 years later, two guys thought of me,” he continued as the camera cut to his “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors, Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. In the meantime, he’ll be waiting to find out if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates him for an Oscar on January 24. He followed that up the next year with a featured role in “The Goonies,” also produced by Spielberg. Quan’s acting career began nearly 40 years ago, starring at age 12 as Harrison Ford’s sidekick Short Round in Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” in 1984. “I was raised to never forget where I came from and to always remember who gave me my first opportunity.

The former child actor, now 51 and a star of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has been winning fans all awards season long.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you so much. For so many years, I was afraid I had nothing more to offer. You have given me more than I could have ever hoped. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/movies/ke-huy-quan-everything-everywhere.html), who plays the sweet but ignored husband of a laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has been winning fans with his heartfelt story: He found early success as a child star in the 1980s. When he saw the success of “Crazy Rich Asians,” he decided to give acting another try, and the first audition he went on led to “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” directed by the team of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

Fresh off of his Golden Globes win, Ke Huy Quan gave fans an update on the chances of a 'Goonies' sequel.

Quan recently revealed that Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk in the original film, is his Quan, who also famously played [Short Round](https://uproxx.com/movies/harrison-ford-ke-huy-quan-reunting-indiana-jones-temple-of-doom-reunion-story/) in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, encouraged the Globes press room to ask Goonies producer Steven Spielberg about the status of sequel before the actor revealed why one has never materialized over the decades. “When I was much younger, I wished it would come to pass because that’s the movie I thought I would need to make a career comeback.

Twenty years! Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was my first role. I was 12 years old. That movie changed my life. And my stepping away from ...

I said, “Yes, Indie.” And he said, “Come here.” He pulled me close to him and gave me the biggest hug. He stared at me, and I thought, He thinks I’m a fan, and he’s gonna tell me to stay away. I was scheduled to go audition for them that afternoon, so I had to go to sleep. I read the script and I thought the role of Waymond was written for me. I was scheduled to attend the Disney D23 event, and I was told Harrison Ford was gonna be there. Yes, I knew from the very beginning, which made me even more nervous, because I’ve been a fan of Michelle Yeoh for many years, and I always wanted to work with her. So many people come up to me and say how much they love the movie, and I’m very proud to say that our movie is A24’s most successful movie. I looked out the window and the sun was rising, and I was just imagining all these things I wanted to put into this character. I screamed and I jumped so high. And I got the part! I had no choice but to do something else, so I went to film school, graduated, and started working behind the camera. Two weeks after I decided to go back to acting, I read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan wants to come back on screen as Short Round in Indiana Jones. The Golden Globes winner wants a spin-off for his beloved character.

Once a popular name surely got lost over the time gap of decades, but the return of Ke Huy Quan with a Golden Globes award in possession is surely a testimony to his acting potential. Ke Huy Quan, in a recent interview, mentioned how he still wishes to play the character of Short Round once again in Indiana Jones. The actor opens up about how he never thought of being an actor but still ended up with a role in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as a sidekick of the main character. “There was one particular day of shooting, and he found something on set, and he said he saw it and he said, “Oh my gosh, I cannot believe I’m working with Short Round from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” And he was so cute and so kind, and I was so excited, and I said, “Oh my god, did anybody get that on tape? Despite the fact that multiple major projects of Quan are in the pipeline, the actor still wants to work in Indiana Jones and wishes to reprise his beloved character of Short Round. The actor who went on a long hiatus after gaining public attention through his work in Indiana Jones and the Temple Doom has no plans for any more breaks ahead.

Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom” star Ke Huy Quan wants to return as Short Round in a spin-off. On Tuesday, the Golden Globe-winning actor joined host ...

Indiana Jones isn't the only one who's back for another adventure in front of mainstream audiences. Ke Huy Quan used to be known for playing Indy's brave ...

[According to ](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/one-last-quest-indiana-jones-returns-in-the-dial-of-destiny/) [Empire](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/one-last-quest-indiana-jones-returns-in-the-dial-of-destiny/), [Indy's new adventure](https://www.slashfilm.com/1142842/how-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-and-logan-will-be-both-similar-and-different-according-to-james-mangold/) in "Dial of Destiny" takes place in 1969 right in the middle of the space race. Quan would have most likely said yes to reprising his role as Short Round or Data many times since the 1980s if offered the chance. Harrison Ford [has even said in the past](https://www.slashfilm.com/834312/harrison-ford-wanted-a-character-like-short-round-in-star-wars-according-to-ke-huy-quan/) that he would have loved to see a character like Short Round in "Star Wars," so there's always a chance Quan could pop up in that galaxy as well. "I love the character of Short Round," Quan said according to [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ke-huy-quan-revive-short-round-indiana-jones-spinoff-1235484295/). Ke Huy Quan used to be known for playing Indy's brave sidekick Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and for his role as the bumbling young inventor Data in Richard Donner's underground adventure "The Goonies." With the Ke Huy [Quan-naissance](https://www.slashfilm.com/819289/everything-everywhere-all-at-onces-ke-huy-quan-naissance-begins-now-interview/) now in full gear, it's only natural that the now in-demand actor would be asked about reprising his role as Short Round.

Golden Globe-winning actor Ke Huy Quan recently revealed that his contract for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was negotiated by his “The Goonies” ...

The Goonies was a rare 1985 blockbuster that, despite its success, never got a sequel — but not for lack of trying. The treasure-hunting adventure starred ...

And I really don’t know if there’s going to be a Goonies 2, but I would be open to revisiting that character Data if there is an opportunity.” And that would be one question that I think all of us want to ask him.” But he said they hadn’t “been able to find an idea that is better than The Goonies that we all made in the ’80s.”

Ke Huy Quan has given his opinion on why a sequel to The Goonies hasn't happened, revealing he thought it would be the film which would launch his ...

[the upcoming season of Dinsey+](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41155426/loki-season-2-everything-everywhere-ke-huy-quan/) series [Loki](https://www.digitalspy.com/loki/), with the news of his casting being announced at [Disney's D23 Expo](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41146154/marvel-mcu-star-wars-news-d23/) last September. [Indiana Jones star Ke Huy Quan defends Temple of Doom](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41971788/indiana-jones-ke-huy-quan-racism/) [Michelle Yeoh](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42457103/star-trek-michelle-yeoh-spin-off-update/) and Stephanie Hsu. [Lord of the Rings'](https://www.digitalspy.com/lord-of-the-rings/) [Sean Astin](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41176602/stranger-things-sean-astin-movie-a-social-contract/), [Marvel villain](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39768666/avengers-thanos-josh-brolin-mcu-return-remarks/) [Josh Brolin](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42442938/what-if-season-2-release-date/), [Corey Feldman](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27286592/leaving-neverland-corey-feldman-michael-jackson-friendship-concerns/), Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green and Martha Plimpton. [Harrison Ford praises Indiana Jones co-star Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42265383/harrison-ford-ke-huy-quan-eeaao/) [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39926537/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review/) star Ke Huy Quan has given his opinion on why a sequel to [The Goonies](https://www.digitalspy.com/media/a33324717/the-goonies-4k-re-release-steelbook/) hasn't happened.

Legendary Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg looks back on casting Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and Goonies.

With Quan's prospects of winning an Oscar for his Everything Everywhere All at Once role high, the actor's career has no place to go but up. Although it is unlikely that he would appear in the film, Quan has expressed his desire to reprise his His Golden Globe nomination and win proves that Quan has only just begun the next phase of his career. Quan joins Everything Everywhere All at Once co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu in the upcoming action comedy. He just reaches out with his heart, and that's the way he was as a kid auditioning for the movie. Instead, he chose the future star because he would perfectly serve the intention of the films.

Michelle Yeoh won for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. The 60-year old icon took a moment to “stand there and take this all in.” After 40 ...

“As I grew older, I started to wonder if that was it — if that was just luck. “And to always remember who gave me my first opportunity: I am so happy to see Steven Spielberg here tonight.” With the success of EEAAO, Quan has been cast to co-star in the second season of Marvel’s Loki on Disney+. “I was raised to never forget where I came from,” the Vietnamese actor began. “It’s been an amazing journey, an incredible fight to be here today, but I think it’s been worth it.” “It was a dream come true — until I got here.

Alongside Quan, the film also stars Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Cohen, Martha Plimpton, and Kerri Green. The film made $125 at ...

For movie fans of a certain generation, “The Goonies” is a cornerstone film of their childhood. Quan cited Donner’s passing as leaving the film’s family without “the captain of our ship.” As for the possibility of a sequel now, Quan doesn’t know for certain. There have been “numerous scripts” for a “Goonies” sequel over the years, but Quan says none of them felt on par with the original film’s magic.

Steven Spielberg laid out that his basic rule of casting is not to cast anyone for any other reason than them being right to serve the script.

While it is hard to fix the latter, would Steven Spielberg’s simple method of always casting someone right for the part solve much of the online negativity? However, as seen recently with many big productions, it may sound simple, but with so many opposing opinions being easily shared on social media, the task is anything but. He just reaches out with his heart, and that's the way he was as a kid auditioning for the movie. When he got the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, my heart just leapt out of my chest.” He was a stunt gaffer for a lot of martial art fight scenes. Casting is about, how do we serve the script?

Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan reveals that he is open to revisiting the role of Data again for a sequel to The Goonies.

Released in 1985, The Goonies follows a group of kids living in the "Goon Docks," who discover an ancient treasure map. "When the producer of Everything Everywhere All at Once was trying to make my deal, he said he never imagined that he'd have to talk to Chunk and Data for his movie," Quan said. Feldman, who played Mouth in the 1985 film, revealed that a potential Goonies reboot should be less like 2016's Ghostbusters and more like Top Gun: Maverick. In fact, Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk in the treasure-hunting film, helped land Quan a role in Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's absurdist movie Before joining the cast of The Goonies, Quan made his film debut as Short Round in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/01/key-huy-quan-goonies-2-golden-globes-1235217107/), Quan revealed that he was open to playing Data again in The Goonies 2 but is uncertain about the sequel's future.

Everything Everywhere All at Once star, and now Golden Globe winner, Ke Huy Quan has revealed that it was Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige himself who ...

Aside from adding his name to the MCU, Ke Huy Quan has several other projects already in the pipeline. [he would love the chance to return to the role of Short Round for a potential Indiana Jones spinoff.](https://movieweb.com/ke-huy-quan-short-round-series-incredible/) "I love the character of Short Round. I love that character so much and it would just be incredible to revisit so many years later.” Considering his popularity right now, and the fact that Harrison Ford will return from the role of Indy following the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the studio would be foolish not to consider it. Receiving praise from both critics and audiences alike for his performance, Ke Huy Quan has quickly become a Hollywood commodity, with Kevin Feige instantly seeing the star-appeal and requesting his presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Appearing on the latest episode of the [Happy Sad Confused podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@JoshHorowitz), the actor revealed that it was Feige who personally called him to see if he would be interested in joining the major comic book movie franchise. [and now Golden Globe winner](https://movieweb.com/ke-huy-quan-golden-globe/), Ke Huy Quan has revealed that it was Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige himself who asked him to join the [MCU](https://movieweb.com/mcu-news/).

Newly minted Golden Globe winner Ke Huy Quan is reportedly going from one multiverse-spanning adventure to another. The former child star-turned-Everything ...

The actor says on the podcast that he called the film’s producer and asked, insecure, “You’ve seen the movie … However, when the movie paused for the pandemic, his phone stopped ringing. Newly minted Golden Globe winner Ke Huy Quan is reportedly going from one multiverse-spanning adventure to another.

Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) discussed filming Loki Season 2 & being invited to join by Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige.

And now that she has one season under her belt, Mbatha-Raw revealed what it was about filming the second season that made it something she would like to see happen on the second season of Surface. Aside from the Loki intel, the entire episode is with a listen as Ke Huy Quan covers his professional life (Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, The Goonies) to the hardships of unemployment that he suffered for decades, to his cinematic return in Everything Everywhere All at Once (and soon, to MCU streaming screens): When the topic shifts to the MCU streaming series (beginning around the 29:30 mark), Ke Huy Quan couldn't stop gushing about how great it was to work with Hiddleston and the rest of the cast ("I didn't want that shoot to end").

The hit A24 surrealist film, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, follows the character of Evelyn Wang – played by Michelle Yeoh – who manages to ...

“And I called Jonathan and the gang, and I said, you know what, nobody wants to hire me except Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, The Daniels, and Kevin Feige. [Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/home) Marvel show Loki, alongside Tom Hiddleston as the titular character. Favorable reviews were given to his performance, and he has been thrust back into the spotlight, even receiving a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical or Comedy. “I did a television show for CBS in ’86. The film also stars Ke Huy Quan as her kind but bumbling husband Waymond, which has propelled the Goonies actor back into stardom. Ke Huy Quan showed his action prowess in Everything Everywhere All At Once – but he’s also set to star in the MCU, after being personally asked by Kevin Feige.

While shooting Loki Season 2, Tom Hiddleston shared his love for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with his co-star, Short Round actor Ke Huy Quan.

"When our movie came out, the first phone call I got was from Kevin Feige, who grciously asked me if I wanted to join the MCU," Quan said. "When Loki Season 1 came out, I thought it was one of the most creative television shows ever made, and I was instantly a big fan. I've been a fan of a lot of Marvel movies, dating back to the first one, the Iron Man." One of the kindest, generous -- one of the most talented actors I've ever had the pleasure to work with." On the possibility of returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future, Quan added, "I don't know. He saw it and he said, 'Oh my gosh, I cannot believe I am working with Short Round from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,'" Quan told Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.