Overview

• Director Chris Columbus told Entertainment Tonight that any attempt to reboot Home Alone would be “a mistake” and that the original film should be left alone.
• Macaulay Culkin has indicated he would consider returning as Kevin McCallister if offered sufficient pay, though he says he currently lacks time because of parenting duties.
• Efforts to revive the franchise, including the 2018 R-rated project Stoned Alone produced by Ryan Reynolds, have languished in development hell.
• Columbus has publicly called Donald Trump’s cameo in Home Alone 2 a “curse,” a claim that Trump has disputed on his Truth Social platform.
• As of August 15, 2025, there is no confirmed Culkin-led sequel or official reboot in development.