Macaulay Culkin Pitches Home Alone Sequel With Kevin Returning, and Fans Think It’s Perfect

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The Home Alone series includes five movies – three released in theaters, one on Disney+, and two made for TV. However, many fans consider only the original two films, starring Macaulay Culkin, to be truly great. Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) are beloved Christmas traditions, and many viewers have expressed interest in a modern sequel that would bring back Kevin McCallister, now an adult. Initial reactions to the idea seem very positive.

Macaulay Culkin is currently touring with a live show called “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin.” While performing, he addressed the possibility of returning for another Home Alone movie. He said he wouldn’t rule it out, but like he’s mentioned before, the script would need to be really good for him to consider it.

Instead of waiting for studio executives to come up with a good movie idea, Macaulay Culkin actually pitched one himself.

Macaulay Culkin Pitches A Very Different Kind of Home Alone Sequel

The basic idea for a potential continuation of Home Alone involved an adult Kevin McCallister dealing with the challenges of being a father. After arguing with his son, Kevin finds himself locked out of the house while his son is still inside. Instead of just unlocking the door, the son decides to make his dad navigate a house full of booby traps – mirroring the challenges Kevin himself faced against the burglars years earlier.

Culkin described a concept he had been developing for a character. The character is a single father – either widowed or divorced – who is very focused on work and doesn’t realize his son is upset with him. This leads to a situation where the father is locked out of his own house, and his son is actively trying to keep him out with traps.

The new film isn’t just about revisiting a beloved classic. According to Macaulay Culkin, it explores a deeper theme: the house in the original film represents his relationship with his son. He explains that the traps Kevin sets are actually a metaphor for an emotional journey – a way for a father to reconnect with his child. As Culkin puts it, that’s the core idea, and he’s open to developing it if the opportunity is right.

I’ve been seeing so much buzz online about this idea for a modern Home Alone – it’s really captured people’s imaginations! There are memes and GIFs everywhere showing support for Macaulay Culkin’s concept, and people are genuinely excited. I even saw one post, from @JoshuaTookes, that said it would be better than all the sequels, even the weird one with Freddy Fazbear! It’s clear a lot of fans are really into this.

Culkin appears genuinely interested in this concept. Many parents today feel overwhelmed and find it hard to give their children – or their relationships – the time and focus they deserve. Framing Kevin McCallister as a symbol of these modern pressures could strongly appeal to the generation that grew up watching Home Alone. It would also be a clever and self-aware role for Culkin, given his own well-documented challenges with transitioning from a child star to adulthood, a transition he successfully navigated.

Ultimately, adding more complex storylines for adult viewers wouldn’t take away from the fun of the classic Home Alone traps for younger audiences. Instead, it would be a clever and funny way to show Kevin dealing with the consequences of his past pranks.

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2025-11-26 21:42