Famously, I have rejected all of those, whether it’s a reunion forBreakfast CluborThe OutsidersorSt.
Elmo’s FireorYoung Guns, all of them," Estevez tells EW.
So to come back do aMighty Ducksreunion with replaying this role was a big step."
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He’s not married.
He doesn’t have any kids.
He’s a bit of a mystery in terms of where he’s been.
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But it wasn’t a good place; itwas a much darker placethan the last time we saw Bombay.
And that appealed to me."
It’s certainly not what we expect.
That’s why Estevez finally broke his longstanding tradition of not doing reboots or revivals.
“The question is, are we at peak nostalgia yet?
If we’re not, we’re pretty close.
Why are you spending all your time behind the camera?'”
And I’m not getting any younger.
I’m going to be 59 this year, which, even saying that is mind-boggling."
Even after he decided to hit the ice again, he still found himself with some reservations.
“That was something that initially is why I didn’t want to go anywhere near it for decades.
This new take is risky.
You have the responsibility of preserving that character in people’s minds.
“And that’s fine,” he says.
“But I also think that there’s a whole new generation of fans out there, potential fans.
“I really walked away from everything mainstream and focused on independent films and passion projects.
I’ve gone from relative independent film obscurity back into the frying pan with mainstream fare.
The stakes are so much higher and there’s so much more invested.”
Despite it all, Estevez was excited to come back toThe Mighty Ducksafter all this time.
“I really was excited to reboot this thing,” he says.
“But then it was this sort of stutter start [due to COVID].
“The kids in this are really terrific and very funny and very endearing,” Estevez says.
“There’s a lot to love.”
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changerspremieres Friday, March 26 on Disney+.
