Home Alone director Chris Columbus thinks Disney Plus reboot is "a waste of time"

Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone
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Last year we found out that iconic Christmas movie Home Alone is getting a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Disney reboot. Now, 💟director Chris Columღbus has spoken out against the idea.

Rather than a remake, the reboot will feature a different child character to Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin McAllister and the movie will follow a different plot. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Jojo Rabbit’s Archie Yates is set to star as the kid with careless parents, with comedian Rob Delaney and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper also on board as a couple who are at war with Yates&rꦐsquo; character.

in honour of the movie’s 30th anniversary – and he didn’t beat around the bush.

“It's a waste of time as far as I'🌜m concerned. What's the point? I'm a firm believer that you don't remake films that have had the longevity of Home Alone,” he said. “You're not going to create lightning in a bottle again. It's just not going to happen. So why do it?”

The director, also 💝known for his work on classic family comedy Mrs Doubtfire and the first two Harry Potter movies, added: “I can even be accused of it myself, with Home Alone 2. That movie is basically a remake of the first Home Alone. Does it need to exist? Yes, because some of those stunts make me laugh really hard, but I just don't believe it should be done.”

“Listen, have fun,” he concluded. &ꦦldquo;I ju🔯st feel, do something new. Life is short.”

Production on the Home Alone reboot was delayed due to Covid-19, so it doesn’t currently have a release date – although we can guess it’ll be some point in the festive season, maybe next year or the one after. In the meantime, check out our guide to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Christmas movies you can watch this year. 

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