Disney Is Rebooting 'Home Alone' and No One Is Happy About It
The announcement comes after Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, and before the launch of its own streaming service called Disney+.
The reboot of the Home Alone series will appear on the forthcoming streaming service, though no official release dates have been revealed and they won't be amongst the first round of shows and movies when Disney+ launches in November.
The original Home Alone films tell the story of Kevin McAllister, who gets left behind at home as his family goes on vacation, and fends off a pair of slapstick burglars known as the Sticky Bandits with his wildly imaginative improvised booby traps.
The series launched Macaulay Culkin into child stardom, though it's unclear if he will have any involvement in the reboots.
In addition to rebooting Home Alone, Disney CEO Bob Iger also revealed that there would be remakes of Night at the Museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Cheaper By the Dozen.
Below, see some of the less-than-enthusiastic responses to news of the upcoming remakes.
Disney's rebooting Home Alone (because of course it is) for its forthcoming Disney+ streaming service. Here's the most fitting use of Macauley Culkin screaming ever. #DisneyPlus #HomeAlone 🏠 pic.twitter.com/oq6wAYyh7h
— Sarah O'Connell (@SarahO_Connell) August 6, 2019
disney really has the audacity to reboot home alone and night at the museum??? pic.twitter.com/tEUMKop7HX
— frank castle's whore (@CAPTAlNVALKYRlE) August 7, 2019
The Home Alone remake is going to be a 1 minute short film. The parents realize they left their kid home alone and then call him on this cell phone and find out he is fine.
— Guest DosmRider (@CaptainDosm) August 6, 2019
Disney+ wants to remake movies for its streaming service, including:
— TRAFON (@RiseFallNick) August 7, 2019
- Home Alone
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- Night at the Museum
- Diary of the Wimpy Kid
Aside from the fact Home Alone and Diary had extremely failed reboots already, I'll just post this on behalf of all of us: pic.twitter.com/9VVOjVp19L
Home Alone is a classic. Just leave it alone pic.twitter.com/LtFv4L5uY9
— 🍀🌺 (@Aurelie_Salas) August 7, 2019
Disney: We're going to remake the classic that is Home Alone
— David Grimmett (@TheDGrimmett) August 7, 2019
Literally Everybody: #HomeAlone
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The Home Alone remake is going to be a 1 minute short film. The parents realize they left their kid home alone and then call him on this cell phone and find out he is fine.
— Guest DosmRider (@CaptainDosm) August 6, 2019