What is Emilio Estevez doing now? Career after Mighty Ducks explored as OG The Breakfast Club stars reunite for first time

Emilio Estevez recently reunited with his castmates from The Breakfast Club at the C2E2 convention in Chicago. The original cast got together on the stage to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1985 coming-of-age comedy-drama. The movie was originally released in the US in February of that year.

The 62-year-old actor-director’s co-star, Molly Ringwald, highlighted her happiness after Estevez had his first public appearance with his fellow The Breakfast Club actors in four decades (via The Hollywood Reporter),

“I feel really very emotional and moved to have us all together. We don’t have to use the cardboard cutout anymore because he’s [Estevez] here. I feel really moved that we’re all together.”

Emilio might have skipped the past reunions with his The Breakfast Club co-stars, but he has been quite active in showbiz. Estevez, Martin Sheen’s son and Charlie Sheen’s older brother, was quite active as an actor during the ‘80s and ‘90s but later became quite particular about his roles.

At the start of his acting career, Emilio emerged as an unofficial leader of the Brat Pack. It was a nickname coined by New York magazine for a group of young actors frequently appearing in teen-centric coming-of-age movies.

While Emilio was still focused on acting, he also began his directorial career. Estevez directed, wrote, and starred in the 1986 flick Wisdom opposite Demi Moore. Four years later, he directed Men at Work (he was also the writer) and acted in it with his brother, Charlie Sheen. Emilio continued starring in successful films, one of them being Disney’s The Mighty Ducks as Gordon Bombay.

The star didn’t quit acting but diversified his roles to continue focusing on filmmaking.

Emilio Estevez reportedly increased his focus on directing, writing, and producing after The Mighty Ducks

The Young Guns star primarily focused on acting during the earlier part of his showbiz career. He later transformed into a more active filmmaker during the mid-'90s. After starring in The Mighty Ducks, Emilio Estevez also played lead roles in movies like Loaded Weapon 1, Another Stakeout, and Judgement Night.

The Breakfast Club star shifted his focus to filmmaking. He directed and produced The War at Home, which was released in 1996. The movie also starred the filmmaker with his father, Martin Sheen. Emilio Estevez acted in minor roles for other productions while writing, directing, and starring in his own projects.

In the 2000s, He also directed a few episodes of shows like The Guardian, Cold Case, CSI: NY, and more. Emilio Estevez has also directed and starred in films like Rated X (TV movie), The Way, and The Public. Per IMDb, His upcoming projects as filmmaker-actor include The Way: Chapter 2 and Young Guns threequel.

Last year, he appeared in Brats, a Hulu documentary on the Brat Pack. Estevez also reprised the role of Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. He was listed among the main cast of season 1.

Emilio Estevez recently spoke about The Breakfast Club being made today

The Mighty Ducks attended the C2E2 convention in Chicago. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emilio Estevez was on the stage with his The Breakfast Club cast members, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall.

Poking fun at his first joint appearance in four decades with the rest of his co-stars, the Young Guns actor proclaimed how he also skipped his high school reunions in the past. He also remarked on the late get-together with his castmates (via The Hollywood Reporter),

“[The reunion] was something that finally I felt I needed to do just for myself. This one felt special, it’s here in Chicago where we made the film. It’s obviously the 40th anniversary, and it just felt like it was time. Somebody told me that Molly said, ‘Well, does Emilio just not like us?’ And that broke my heart. And I went, ‘No of course I love all of them.’ And that just made sense, so here I am.”

The Breakfast Club cast also answered the crowd's questions during the event. Emilio Estevez replied to someone asking about the movie being made today. He opined that making The Breakfast Club might not be possible by explaining (via The Hollywood Reporter),

“Movies today are concept-driven, they’re not character-driven, and the beauty of John is that he focused on characters first. And when you think about trying to pitch this movie today.”

He added,

“The studio executives would march you right out the door and say where are the monsters? Where’s the car chases? Where are the big effects?”

Emilio Estevez further highlighted the movie's budget at that time, albeit not as massive by Universal Pictures’ standards. He proclaimed that The Breakfast Club was not expected to be as successful as many movies are today. The actor-director concluded,

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“It was not thought of as a big, giant tentpole film as they make today. So there was a lot of risk involved, but by today’s standards, this movie I don’t think would ever get made.”

According to Box Office Mojo, The Breakfast Club earned $51.5M globally and around $45.8 in the US, deeming it a massive commercial success against a $1M budget.

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