Macaulay Culkin Has a Great Idea for a HOME ALONE Sequel and It Needs to Get Made
The Home Alone franchise has lived rent free in the holiday season for more than thirty years, and now Macaulay Culkin is stirring up fresh excitement with a sequel idea that could actually work.
During his “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin” tour, the actor talked about the possibility of returning as Kevin McCallister. Not only is he open to the concept, he already has a pitch that I would absolutely show up for.
Culkin didn’t shut the door on stepping back into Kevin’s shoes, but he also said it would need to be worthwhile. As he put it, he “wouldn’t be completely allergic” to coming back for a sequel, though “it would have to be just right.” Fortunately, he has already done the brainstorming.
Culkin explained his concept to the crowd, and it reimagines the classic setup in a clever, emotional, and fun way.
“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.”
In this version of Home Alone, Kevin becomes the one stuck outside, battling holiday chaos and pranks launched by his own son. Culkin added that “the house is some sort of metaphor for our relationship” and the character has to “get let back into son’s heart’ kind of deal. That’s the closest elevator pitch that I have. I’m not completely allergic to it, the right thing.”
It flips the original formula while keeping the heart of the series alive. It is funny, it is emotional, and it has the potential to stand apart from the attempts that followed the original films.
The first Home Alone turned Culkin into one of the biggest child stars of the 1990s. The movie made a massive $476 million worldwide and became the second highest grossing film of 1990. He returned in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York two years later, once again teaming with director Chris Columbus.
Columbus previously that a new Home Alone movie is not something he believes should happen. He said, “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. 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.”
Neither Columbus nor Culkin participated in Home Alone 3 in 1997. A fourth film arrived in 2002, and Disney eventually attempted a reboot for Disney+ with Home Sweet Home Alone in 2021, starring young Archie Yates. Reviews were rough, reinforcing Columbus’ belief that the original magic cannot simply be replicated.
This new pitch does not chase nostalgia in the usual way. It grows Kevin up, puts him in a realistic place in life, and uses the familiar home invasion setup to explore a strained father son relationship.
It has comedy, it has heart, and it respects the original without copying it. For fans, it feels like the kind of sequel that could genuinely justify revisiting the franchise.
If Disney ever wanted a chance at a Home Alone revival that people would rally behind, Culkin has already handed them the blueprint. Whether it ever makes it to the screen is another story,