Overview
- The Academy Museum’s Margaret Herrick Library shared original casting memos, with archivist Louise Hilton detailing shortlists that included Susan Sarandon, Kirstie Alley, Blythe Danner, Joanna Cassidy and Candice Bergen for Kate McCallister, and Sam Waterston and David Dukes for Peter.
- Notes also outlined a potential Tim Curry–Dan Stern pairing for the burglars, skepticism that Joe Pesci would accept the role of Harry, and consideration of Jimmy Stewart for Old Man Marley before Robert Blossom was chosen.
- The famed exterior property at 671 Lincoln Ave. in Winnetka is being renovated by its new owners to recapture the film’s warm, colorful 1990 look, project manager Scott Price told NBC Chicago.
- Local reporting indicates the house sold earlier this year for just over $5.5 million, the owner is funding the work, and the original interior scenes were shot on a set rather than inside the residence.
- At a 35th‑anniversary Academy Museum event, director Chris Columbus criticized later sequels while Macaulay Culkin described a cautious, character‑focused sequel idea, with no script, studio attachment or timeline.