Macaulay Culkin Open to New Home Alone Sequel

Star Macaulay Culkin Open to Reprising Kevin McCallister Role

Macaulay Culkin recently sparked excitement on his “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin” tour by stating he is not “completely allergic” to reprising his iconic role as Kevin McCallister in a new Home Alone sequel. However, the star made it clear that any return would have to be “just right.” Fortunately, fans have reason to be hopeful, as Culkin already has an idea and a pitch for a continuation he would be genuinely interested in pursuing.

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“I kind of had this idea,” Culkin said. “I’m either a widower or a divorcee. I’m raising a kid and all that stuff. I’m working really hard and I’m not really paying enough attention and the kid is kind of getting miffed at me and then I get locked out. [Kevin’s son] won’t let me in… and he’s the one setting traps for me.”

Culkin’s sequel concept offers a fascinating twist on the original premise: rather than battling external robbers, Kevin McCallister must contend with his own son in an attempt to reenter their family home during the holidays. The actor explained that the central conflict is deeply symbolic, viewing “the house [as] some sort of metaphor for our relationship,” with Kevin needing to “get let back into [his] son’s heart.” While only an “elevator pitch,” this idea represents the “right thing” that makes him open to revisiting the franchise.

The Home Alone franchise cemented Macaulay Culkin’s status as one of Hollywood’s biggest child stars in the 1990s. The original film was a global blockbuster, earning $476 million worldwide—making it the second-highest-grossing movie of 1990. Culkin reprised his iconic role for the 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Interestingly, this potential return contrasts sharply with the recent comments made by original director Chris Columbus, who told Entertainment Tonight in August that a new Home Alone film should never be made.

“I think ‘Home Alone’ really exists as, not at this timepiece, but it was this very special moment, and you can’t really recapture that,” Columbus said. “I think it’s a mistake to try to go back and recapture something we did 35 years ago. I think it should be left alone.”

Both Culkin and Columbus stepped away after the first two films, noticeably absent from the largely forgotten 1997 installment, Home Alone 3. The franchise continued its decline with a 2002 direct-to-television movie, followed by Disney’s 2021 reboot attempt, Home Sweet Home Alone, starring Jojo Rabbit breakout Archie Yates, exclusively on Disney+. The overwhelmingly poor reviews for the remake may validate director Chris Columbus’s earlier assertion that the Home Alone series should be left alone.

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