‘Home Alone’ Star Macaulay Culkin Shares Ideas for Legacy Sequel

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After 35 years since the release of Home Alone, star Macaulay Culkin and director Chris Columbus have discussed the possibility of making another film. While fans still love the original movies about Kevin McCallister defending his house, the question is whether a sequel with the original cast would be a good idea. Culkin and Columbus have shared their thoughts, and they seem open to it.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair participated in a question-and-answer session at the Academy Museum celebrating the 35th anniversary of the original Home Alone. During a discussion about the films’ impact, director Chris Columbus admitted that the series wasn’t as successful after Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

The original movie was great, but the sequels were really disappointing. I don’t mean to offend anyone, but they just didn’t live up to the first one. It started going downhill with Home Alone 3, and unfortunately, it didn’t get any better after that. Home Alone 3 is probably the most watchable of the later films, though.

Macaulay Culkin and director Chris Columbus weren’t involved in Home Alone 3, and most of the original cast and composer John Williams also didn’t return. Although Home Alone creator John Hughes tried to bring the series back to life with this sequel, it wasn’t successful and was considered a letdown. The Home Alone movies haven’t fared well since then, and the franchise has consistently underperformed.

Macaulay Culkin has talked about what a new Home Alone movie could be like. He imagined a sequel where Kevin McCallister is all grown up, and his own troublemaking son is the one left to protect the house. The funny part? The kid would be defending the house from his dad, adult Kevin.

I’m intrigued by the idea of Kevin being older, perhaps a widower, and a busy parent with a strained relationship with his child. It reminds me a little of the movie Liar Liar. We could go in one of two directions with the story: either he accidentally leaves his child behind and then realizes his mistake, or he deliberately leaves them, believing it ultimately shaped him into the person he is today.

He started locking me out and setting up traps around the house. I feel like I can anticipate them, though, because I understand what’s going on. I haven’t called for help – the police or a locksmith – because I’m ashamed that my child is treating me this way, and this whole situation feels like my responsibility. I think the house represents my attempt to reconnect with my child emotionally.

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The concept proposed by Culkin is intriguing, but feels a bit far-fetched. It seems like it would blend comedy and drama in a way that might be too heavy for a lighthearted story. However, realistically, bringing back the character of Kevin McCallister probably requires exploring a storyline where his childhood experiences impact his adult life.

I was really excited to hear what Scott Columbus had to say about the recent Home Alone sequel. It wasn’t just a continuation of the story, but it cleverly brought back some familiar faces – specifically, the original villains, Marv and Harry, played by Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci. It felt like they were finally incorporating some of the ideas that Macaulay Culkin had originally envisioned, filling in those missing pieces and giving us a proper reunion with the Sticky Bandits.

The director playfully suggested that even at 82, Joe Pesci – who played Harry in the original films – would still be up for some physical comedy. He also revealed he once had an idea for bringing the characters back: the Wet Bandits, now older and fueled by revenge, would target Macaulay Culkin’s character, and perhaps even his child, who would be around the same age as Kevin was in the first movie. However, the director believes the original films’ magic came from the cast and doubts they’d be willing to revisit those roles.

I doubt Joe Pesci would want to participate. I haven’t spoken to Dan Stern in years, so I’m not sure he’d be interested either. The main challenge with revisiting a film like this is recreating the original chemistry. A lot of what made it special was having those actors together, at that specific point in their careers, and I don’t think we could recapture that magic.

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2025-12-16 18:35