We are getting a remake of the classic Home Alone, and none other than Disney is behind all this. The first two movies have a cult following, while not many have seen the rest (there were two others in case you’re wondering).
No word on how many of the Home Alone installments Disney plans on rebooting.
Disney announced that it will reboot ‘Home Alone’ for its streaming platform Disney Plus. The corporation also announced that it will remake a couple of films as well.
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Based on Disney CEO Bob Iger’s announcement in a conference call with investors, the Home Alone franchise is being rebooted.
More Details on Other Franchises
Details of how Home Alone is going to be remade have not been revealed. Disney CEO Bob Iger said the Disney will be ‘reimagining’ the 1990s Christmas classic film for its streaming service.
Since Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, all of its franchises now belong to Disney.
Essentially, Disney is having a go at other beloved Fox Studios franchises and films from the 90s. Other films that will be remade include Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Home Alone
The 1990 film Home Alone cast Macaulay Culkin in the lead role. The film has a cult following with an audience rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.5/10 on IMDb. A lot of people are questioning why fix what isn’t broken.
Disney has not yet shared how or when the film will be remade, or who will be cast in the remake. (good luck meeting Macaulay Culkin).
Lately, Disney has been making a lot of live-action remakes of it’s own classics as well. While people are loving live-action adaptions of The Lion King, Aladdin did not get as much love. Meanwhile, they also have reboots of The Little Mermaid, and Mulan lined up.
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More original concepts like Disney’s Maleficient have really killed it at the box office. Disney’s Descendants franchise is also booming. Then why is Disney so stuck up on remakes?
The new service Disney+ is being launched in the United States in November. The launch in the United Kingdom is expected to come next year. We expect the House of the Mouse to launch the service in other countries next year.
