It's time to finally bring Macaulay Culkin back into the Home Alone series

It’s the Christmas season, but wherever you go, you can’t escape Home alone. The 1990 film, written by John Hughes and led by Chris Columbushas become the unofficial film of the holidays every year. When it came out, it was a huge success, grossing an astounding $285 million at the box office on a budget of just $18 million and becoming a young star Macaulay Culkin the most famous child actor since then Shirley Temple. There have been several sequels over the years, but none matched the warmth of the original. For older moviegoers: Home alone is pure nostalgic joy and for younger viewers, an entertaining comedy that is sure to become a future favorite. It’s been thirty-four years since it came out, but now It’s time for Macaulay Culkin to return. The world needs Kevin McCallister.

Macaulay Culkin experienced difficult times after Home Alone

Home alone was such a huge success that there simply had to be a sequel. Two short years later we got it with the 1992s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. With Culkin, Columbus, Hughes, Joe PesciAnd Daniel Stern back, Home alone 2 It largely felt like a remake of the first film, simply set in the Big Apple and involving a more violent punishment for the criminals. The audience didn’t mind. Home alone wasn’t supposed to be an Oscar winner, but rather a feel-good film for the whole family that made us laugh. By this metric Home alone 2 was a success, grossing $173 million in theaters, but it was the last time Culkin played Kevin McCallister.

Five years later there would be one Home alone 3but Culkin had long since retired from acting by this point. After the first two Home alone Films, he starred in films like my girl, The good sonAnd Richie Rich. Some were better than others, but while Culkin remained a household name, none of these films could match what he did in the role of Kevin. After 1994 Richie RichMacaulay left fame when he was just 14 years old. He broke away from his parents and lived the life we wanted. Unfortunately, this led to addiction and a drug arrest in 2004. It felt like Culkin was another lost child star, but then he made a comeback.

Macaulay Culkin has embraced his Home Alone fame

Macaulay Culkin attempted an acting comeback with “2003”. Party monsters and 2004 Savedand although he received critical praise for both, he disappeared again. However, he has emerged on the other side of his problems as a healed man. He had his own band, The Pizza Underground, and appeared in funny YouTube videos. Then he found happiness and fell in love with the actress Brenda Strong and had two sons with her. Now when you see him out and about, the scrawny, scruffy guy has disappeared and been replaced by a man who looks very healthy and full of life.

“Home Alone” is a lie that ruined my childhood

The McCallister house in Home Alone isn’t what you think.

Home alone never left Culkin. Instead of running away from the weight of this immense fame, he has instead chosen to embrace it. In 2018 He made a commercial for Google Assistant in which he reenacted various Home alone Scenes. It immediately went viral. This year he filmed a commercial for Uber Eats, and even though he didn’t play Kevin, the Christmas theme and the familiar-looking sweater he wore showed he was totally fine with being known for it Home alone. Last year he proudly accepted a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fameand just last week he made headlines when he attended one Home alone screening, where he said during a question-and-answer session that he had had conversations about returning to the role that changed his life. Now more than ever is the time to make this happen.

It’s time for Home Alone with grown-up Kevin McCallister

Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) holds his hands to his face and screams in the mirror in Home Alone. — Image via 20th Century Studios

There were several Home alone Films since 1992, and although Kevin has not appeared in any of them, he has been mentioned in 2021 Home, sweet, home alonewhat brought back Devin Ratray as his brother Buzz, who is now a police officer. In addition to mentioning that Kevin pets him every year for being left home alone, Buzz also mentions A sign can also be seen in front of a home that reads “Protected by McCallister Home Security.” Is this the way to bring Kevin back?

There are many possibilities for having Kevin McCallister in a new role Home alone movie, but it needs to happen sooner rather than later. Maybe Chris Columbus, Catherine O’Hara (Who has one? Home alone inspired the commercial itself), Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Kieran Culkin everyone can come back. And with today’s technology, there are so many ways an inventive Kevin can catch some robbers. Culkin recently said that he was only recently asked to return to the franchise, but he is understandably spending time raising his two singing children.

In a way, Macaulay Culkin has become the mascot for Christmas. That should be celebrated. Sure, Hollywood is obsessed with nostalgia and sequels, and while this lack of creativity can be frustrating for audiences, this is a time when it makes sense. Home alone is about bringing joy to people during the season. It’s an annual tradition and Culkin is almost like part of our family. No, another film could never match the magic of the first, but that’s not the point. It can bring back that joyful feeling, and given the state of the world as it is now, with so much negativity and fighting, isn’t seeing a grown Kevin McCallister beating up bad guys what we all need?

Home alone is available to watch on Disney+.

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