Because as someone who recently turned 38-years-old, I’ve come to believe Kevin McCallister is a pretty old soul, and I’ve decided it would be good to see him again. So, when you consider all of that, does Macaulay Culkin returning as Kevin McCallister really seem that strange? Perhaps it’s time for all of us to put our hands on the side of our faces and yell that existential yell. The wonderful cast of actors, consisting of Allison Tolman, Barbara Babcock, Clare Carey, Erick Avari, French Stewart, Jason Beghe, Joanna Going, Mike Weinberg. In 2002, a direct-to-video film called Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House featured not only a different actor playing Kevin McCallister (Mike Weinberg) but also seemed to establish an entirely different continuity. It was awesome.)įinally, Home Alone canon has already established a multiverse of multiple Kevin McCallisters. Jeff to Kevinsrc Jeff McCallister was the fourth child and the second son of Peter and Kate McCallister. (Also, back in 2009 there was a stage-version of Neil Gaiman’s book Coraline, in which the titular 11-year-old was played by then-55-year-old actress, Jayne Houdyshell. Remember, Stockard Channing was 33-years-old when she played a 17-year-old in Grease? Yeah, that shit is surreal, and, arguably, less entertaining than the fever dream of Culkin playing young Kevin in a David Lynchian Home Alone reboot. 'Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House' (2002) Mike Weinberg in 'Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House.' Fox. First of all, having adults play children in movies or stage plays is pretty common. And so, the actor said he was in support of the idea as long as his age and name were corrected.Īlso, even though this idea is clearly a joke, there are two reasons why it’s not that crazy. Hilariously, this “petition” incorrectly identified Culkin as “38” and spelled his name wrong, too. Here’s the idea: Remake Home Alone, but this time have grown-up Culkin play Kevin again, and have no one in the film acknowledge that he clearly is not 8 years old. Over the weekend, Macaulay Culkin commented on the somewhat tongue-in-cheek petition proposed on Twitter with an unusual goal, to say the least. The best part? Culkin is 100 percent on board, with one or two (hilarious) stipulations. ![]() But the signatories on an online petition wants him back anyway. But will Macaulay Culkin, the man who originated the character of 8-year-old Kevin McCallister, return to the role? Obviously, the answer is no, because Culkin is 39-years-old now. You don’t have to imagine that world - you live in it! In August Disney revealed that a remake of the beloved classic Home Alone will hit the Disney+ streaming service sometime in the next two years. Imagine a bizarre world in which Home Alone is being rebooted.
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