Administrator Stan Posted December 11, 2019 Administrator Posted December 11, 2019 Sadly this idea didn't get booted out of the boardroom whenever that was and will be going ahead in 2020. They can't ruin this classic, surely https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-50743023 Quote Earlier this year we heard about Disney+'s plans to do a reboot of Home Alone and it didn't go down well. And now despite praise for some of the newly announced cast members, the internet is still feeling frosty. Archie Yates, 10, will take on the lead role. It's thought he won't play Kevin McCallister but a similar character, according to Hollywood Reporter. Catastrophe's Rob Delaney and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Ellie Kemper are also signed up. This is only Archie Yates's second big role, after his part in the film Jojo Rabbit, a comedy set in Nazi Germany. The film is not due to be released in the UK until 2020 but critics have already given his performance the thumbs up. There aren't any details yet on how exactly Home Alone will be adapted, so no word yet on who will get to give a tonsil-splitting scream on a plane. If anyone at all. Home Alone was originally released back in 1990 and has an audience rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Christmas classic earned over £385 million worldwide and was the highest grossing live action comedy ever until The Hangover Part II's release in 2011. The reboot is the first project produced by 20th Century Fox for Disney's new streaming service. Filming is due to begin in Canada next early next year.
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted December 11, 2019 Subscriber Posted December 11, 2019 Just leave it alone! The first 2 were brilliant. The third was weird because it wasn't Kevin McAllister. The fourth was the worst of the lot but still not too bad. I watched Home Alone: The Holiday Heist the other day and it's not worthy of being called a Home Alone film.
Moderator Tommy Posted December 12, 2019 Moderator Posted December 12, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 16:22, Pyfish said: Just leave it alone! The first 2 were brilliant. The third was weird because it wasn't Kevin McAllister. The fourth was the worst of the lot but still not too bad. I watched Home Alone: The Holiday Heist the other day and it's not worthy of being called a Home Alone film. There are only 2. I refuse to accept the "others" existence.
IgnisExcubitor Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 On 13/12/2019 at 00:46, Tommy said: There are only 2. I refuse to accept the "others" existence. I didn't mind the third. I mean, it's not as great as the first two, but it was decent. And Haviland Morris was a MILF.
Bluewolf Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 We were talking about this at work the other day... We were speculating how the reboot might turn out, so many years later he has grown up and due to the childhood trauma of having been left alone to fend for himself is now a gang leader for a city wide drugs gang who uses all his experience and expertise to go round breaking into properties and robbing gaffs to fund his lavish lifestyle...
nudge Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: We were talking about this at work the other day... We were speculating how the reboot might turn out, so many years later he has grown up and due to the childhood trauma of having been left alone to fend for himself is now a gang leader for a city wide drugs gang who uses all his experience and expertise to go round breaking into properties and robbing gaffs to fund his lavish lifestyle... Not too far off Macaulay Culkin's grown up life tbh
Bluewolf Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Not too far off Macaulay Culkin's grown up life tbh Is it... Can't say I really keep up with Hollywood stars in that regard... funny if true though
Harry Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 The only way this should even be legal is of Macauley Culkin plays the dad....
Harry Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, nudge said: Not too far off Macaulay Culkin's grown up life tbh Seems like being a childhood star is a bit of a curse.
nudge Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 Just now, Bluewolf said: Is it... Can't say I really keep up with Hollywood stars in that regard... funny if true though Haha I doubt the breaking into the houses part but he did have quite a few issues with drugs.
nudge Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Harry said: Seems like being a childhood star is a bit of a curse. Understandably so...
Dr. Gonzo Posted December 20, 2019 Posted December 20, 2019 Home Alone 4: A grown Kevin McAllister has run out of heroin and going through massive withdrawals, while his junkie flatmates lie dead on the floor having overdosed on fentanyl. Meanwhile, the Wet Bandits have been freshly released from prison and are out to murder the young boy who sent them away for so long.
Harry Posted December 20, 2019 Posted December 20, 2019 So it's an original spin we're going for eh..? The wet bandits break into the house of a trained child samurai. He goes way to far in defending his house to the point the good guy becomes bad and you end up rooting for the bandits to escape with their lives? Alternatively, the wet bandits are middle school miscreants, and the person home alone is an elderly pensioner on social security and good stamps. Fending off the attacks from the youngsters help the old man recapture the joys of his youth and they battle it out but all end up bonding at the end and all join together for Christmas dinner as Carol's play and the credits roll?
Dr. Gonzo Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Tommy said: Here's the trailer: Thanks, I hate it
Dave Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Oh for god sake. Surely given the amount of talented writers employed by Disney, they can be left to there own devices to think of new stories as opposed to rehashing a classic that's storyline cannot really be modernised for a cheap attention pop. That trailer is an absolute abomination.
Rick Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Wow. I expected it to be bad, but that is one of the worst trailers I’ve ever seen. Horrific stuff. Why do they have to force a fucking British kid in there? His posh twat voice makes me hate him already.
Cicero Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Feel sorry for the child actor if this bombs. Going to be the subject of ridicule.
Devil-Dick Willie Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cicero said: Feel sorry for the child actor if this bombs. Going to be the subject of ridicule. Nah he's a legend for Jojo rabbit already.
Guest Posted October 13, 2021 Posted October 13, 2021 That really doesn't look very good and the acting looks terrible
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted October 13, 2021 Subscriber Posted October 13, 2021 Maybe Hollywood could go 5 yrs without using the word reboot or rebooting anything? Doubt it.
Danny Posted October 13, 2021 Posted October 13, 2021 Aisling Bea and Rob Delaney are both great but I genuinely hate what I've seen from this, there aren't many child films you could put up there with absolute classics but Home Alone was one of them. It'd be like remaking The Godfather
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted October 13, 2021 Subscriber Posted October 13, 2021 I don't know. To me it doesn't actually look that shit but it also doesn't look any good or worthwhile.
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