Overview

• Chris Columbus, who directed the original Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), told Entertainment Tonight that any attempt to recreate their unique appeal would be misguided.
• In the interview, Columbus insisted the films “should be left alone,” arguing that the holiday classics emerged from a “very special moment” that cannot be duplicated.
• He pointed to Ryan Reynolds’ 2018 R-rated project Stoned Alone, which remains in development limbo, and Disney+’s critically panned 2021 reboot Home Sweet Home Alone as examples of failed follow-ups.
• Macaulay Culkin has publicly teased a return as Kevin McCallister if offered adequate compensation, but no Culkin-led sequel is officially in production.
• Columbus also expressed long-standing regret over Donald Trump’s cameo in Home Alone 2, describing it as a “curse” he wishes he could erase and underscoring his critique of reboot culture.