Macaulay Culkin discussed a new Home Alone concept with Disney executives in Burbank this week, according to podcast host Matthew Belloni, though Culkin downplayed the idea publicly just one day later.
TL;DR
- Podcast host Matthew Belloni said Culkin met with Disney executives in Burbank about a new Home Alone film.
- Culkin's pitch reportedly centres on an adult Kevin McCallister, locked out of his own house by his son.
- Disney has made no official announcement. No script, deal, or release date exists.
- Culkin pushed back publicly on July 29, suggesting fans were reading too much into it.
How the story surfaced
Talk of a new Home Alone film began on July 28, when Hollywood journalist Matthew Belloni raised it on his podcast, The Town. Belloni said he had heard that actor Macaulay Culkin was recently spotted at Disney's lot in Burbank.
According to Yahoo Entertainment, Belloni described the studio's reaction bluntly: Disney is "salivating." TMZ confirmed his reporting the same day, citing its own sources close to the talks.
Culkin's pitch: an adult Kevin, locked out by his own kid
Culkin, 45, first described his idea in 2025, during a stop on his "A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin" tour marking the original film's 35th anniversary. The concept centres on an adult Kevin McCallister, now a stressed single parent.
According to Variety, Culkin explained: "I'm either a widower or a divorcee." In the pitch, Kevin's own son locks him out of the house and sets traps of his own, flipping the original film's premise on its head.
$476 million Worldwide box office for the 1990 original — the second-highest-grossing film of that year. Source: Variety
Why Disney might want this to work
Disney has tried reviving the name before. The studio released Home Sweet Home Alone, a reboot with an entirely new cast, on Disney+ in 2021.
That version landed to poor reviews and never matched the original's cultural footprint. The same Variety report notes that Chris Columbus, who directed the first two films, has argued publicly against reviving the franchise, telling Entertainment Tonight that the original worked because of a moment in time that is hard to reproduce.
15% Critics' score for 2021's Home Sweet Home Alone on Rotten Tomatoes. Source: Rotten Tomatoes
Culkin pumps the brakes
Just a day after Belloni's episode aired, Culkin appeared to walk the story back. Responding to a TMZ social media post about the report on July 29, Culkin wrote: "Y'all are out of your mind."
He added that his favourite part of the original film now is watching it with his own kids. Disney has not commented publicly, and no deal, script, or director has been confirmed.
A Christmas Eve fixture in the UK
Whatever happens with a new film, the original remains a British holiday institution. Channel 4 has scheduled Home Alone on Christmas Eve for much of the past decade, pairing it with the sequel on Christmas Day.
The film ranked fifth in a 2018 poll of the UK's favourite Christmas movies, behind classics such as It's a Wonderful Life, according to a Yahoo Movies UK report.
Compiled from publicly available reporting and press sources linked above. Last updated July 30, 2026.
