Home Alone is set to get a REBOOT as Disney reveal they want to ‘reimagine it for a new generation’… but fans are left outraged by the news
- The 1990 Christmas classic is set to be ‘reimagined for a new generation’
- Disney owns the Home Alone franchise after buying film studio 21st Century Fox
- The movie stars Macaulay Culkin as an 8-year-old who is accidentally left behind
- He fends off a pair of bungling burglars at his family’s home over Christmas
- The festive favourite will be reworked for new streaming service Disney+
- Fans reacted with horror and urged Disney to leave the movie alone
Home Alone is set to be given a reboot by Disney, sparking anger from some fans who urged the movie giant to leave the Christmas classic alone.
The 1990 movie will be ‘reimagined for a new generation’, according to Disney chief Bob Iger, who revealed it will be reworked for the company’s new streaming service Disney+.
According to reports in U.S. media, it’s not just Home Alone that will be given a new lease of life with film favourites such as Night at the Museum and Diary of a Wimpy Kid also named in Disney’s reboot plans.
Keep the change, ya filthy animal: Home Alone set to get a REBOOT as Disney revealed on Tuesday they want to ‘reimagine it for a new generation’… but fans were left outraged
Cheaper By The Dozen is also in line for a remake, Iger told Disney investors in a conference call.
Disney owns the Home Alone franchise after buying film studio 21st Century Fox earlier this year.
The new service Disney+ launches in the US in November and is expected to hit the UK next year.
Home Alone starred Macaulay Culkin as eight-year-old Kevin McCallister, who was forced to protect his family’s home from two burglars, known as the ‘Wet Bandits’, after he was accidentally left there during the festive period.
Culkin reprised his role for a sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, two years later, and the film followed Kevin as he traversed through the Big Apple on his own after being put onto the wrong flight.
The sequel was notable for featuring future President Donald Trump in a cameo appearance.
The franchise has already spawned three spin-offs in 1997, 2002 and 2012, none of which starred Culkin, but they were not nearly as popular and were widely panned by fans and critics alike.
Christmas classic: Home Alone starred Macaulay Culkin as eight-year-old Kevin McCallister, who was forced to protect his family’s home from two burglars, known as the “Wet Bandits”
Return: Culkin reprised his role for a sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which followed Kevin as he traversed through the Big Apple after getting on the wrong flight
Disney has already divided fans with its willingness to reboot popular movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King.
Many fans of the original two Home Alone films were left outraged by the latest news, as they demanded that Disney left the franchise alone.
One hit out: ‘NOOOO DISNEY STAY AWAY!!! STOP TRYING TO REBOOT EVERYTHING. HOME ALONE IS PERFECT THE WAY IT IS. STAY IN YOUR LANE DISNEY. STAY IN YOUR LAAANNNEEEE’
Another criticised: ‘disney really gotta make a reboot of home alone along with all the live action movies because apparently they got no originality anymore’
Already tried: The franchise has previously spawned three spin-offs in 1997 (pictured), 2002 and 2012, none of which star Culkin, but they were widely panned by fans and critics
While one fan of the film told Disney to ‘leave it alone’, as another viewer quipped: ‘You’re joking right?’
Adding to the criticism, one person blasted: ‘@Disney do not remake home alone! Your will ruin the original. There’s only one @IncredibleCulk’
And one user suggested: ‘Hey @Disney remember the #HomeAlone sequels after 2? They were awful, no need to reboot Home Alone. HOWEVER if you do a straight sequel with a grown up Kevin (Played by Macaulay Culkin) with his kids having to stop the Wet/Sticky Bandits (Played by Pesci and Stern) You got a deal.’
Unhappy: Fans of the original two films were left outraged by the news, as they demanded that Disney left the franchise alone
The 2006 film Night At The Museum followed a museum night-watchman, played by Ben Stiller, who discovers the exhibits come to life after the building shuts.
The late Robin Williams appeared in the film and its subsequent sequels, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, as Theodore Roosevelt, while Rami Malek starred as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah.
Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Ricky Gervais, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan also featured in the fun family adventure film.
Family film: Night At The Museum will also get a reboot, starring Ben Stiller and the late Robin Williams, it follows a museum night-watchman who discovers the exhibits come to life at night
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