DISNEY announced that a Home Alone reboot, titled Home Sweet Home Alone was in the works and those who wanted to watch the revamped flick could do so by signing up to its forthcoming streaming service.
The news shocked fans, wondering whether it could ever live up to the original version – but will Macaulay Culkin be back to play Kevin McCallister and who’s in the cast?
Will Macaulay Culkin be in the reboot of Home Alone?
Although Disney has confirmed the upcoming release of a Home Alone reboot, Macaulay Culkin won’t be starring in the film.
The actor famously played the role of Kevin McCallister for two of the movies before being replaced by Alex Pruitt for Home Alone 3 and 4.
Macaulay joked about the news of a remake by taking to Instagram where he uploaded a photo of himself with his belly hanging out and surrounded by takeaway boxes.
In an obvious dig at Disney’s plan, he captioned the snap: “This is what an updated Home Alone would actually look like.”
The actor is seen pulling a face with barely-opened eyes as he balances a laptop on his knees while clutching a bowl of half-eaten noodles.
A strategically placed upside down festive pillow at the edge of his snap hammers the point home.
Who will be in the cast of the Home Alone reboot ?
Archie Yates
Archie will be playing Kevin McCallister’s spiritual successor.
The 10-year-old Archie won’t be playing Kevin but has been cast as a new character with a similar storyline to the classic 1990 film.
Young Archie recently starred in the Golden Globe award-nominated film Jojo Rabbit.
Ellie Kemper
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper will also appear in the Home Alone reboot and is set to star as one of Archie’s parents.
Rob Delaney
Deadpool 2 actor Rob Delaney will also be starring in the reboot, and will also take on a role of one of the totally oblivious parents.
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When was the original Home Alone released and what happened in the movie?
The movie was released at Christmas time in 1990.
The film centres on 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay) who acts out the night before a family trip to Paris and is sent to sleep in the attic by his mum.
After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true.
But his excitement soon fades when he realises that two burglars plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
The famous house was filmed at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka.