19:42 28-11-2025

Macaulay Culkin open to Home Alone return as adult Kevin

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Macaulay Culkin says he’d reprise Kevin McCallister if the story is strong, pitching adult Kevin locked out by his son—trap-filled, heartfelt Home Alone.

Fans of the classic holiday franchise have something new to discuss: Macaulay Culkin said he is open to considering a return to Kevin McCallister—so long as the story is genuinely strong. Appearing on his Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin tour, he made clear that he would only come back if the idea truly held up.

Culkin has sketched out a concept for a possible continuation. In his take, Kevin is an adult, widowed or divorced, trying to raise his son while being overly absorbed in work. Distance grows between them, and at some point the boy, seeking his father’s attention, locks him outside and rigs the kind of traps fans remember—only now they’re aimed at Kevin himself.

For the actor, that setup carries a clear metaphor: the house stands in for their relationship, and finding a way back inside doubles as the path to his son’s heart. He noted that such an approach would align closely with his creative sensibility and wouldn’t feel forced.

The original Home Alone, released in 1990, became a global phenomenon, grossing $476 million and turning Culkin into a superstar. Two years later came the successful sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

If studios heed his idea, fans might even get a holiday-season surprise—an inversion that feels nostalgic yet fresh enough to rekindle the series’ charm.