Chris Columbus, director of the original Home Alone has called Ryan Reynolds’ proposed reboot an insult to cinema. After working on the first two films in the iconic holiday franchise, Columbus moved on before the release of the unsuccessful Home Alone 3.
Though 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was a huge hit for Columbus, its success still couldn’t match that of the first film. Home Alone made its 10-year-old star, Macaulay Culkin, an internationally recognized celebrity, and earned a place as the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time, until it was dethroned in 2011 by The Hangover II. And while successive sequels haven’t come close to engaging with audiences in the same way as the first two Home Alone films did, Disney is set to release a reboot starring Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), and Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit). At the same time, Stoned Alone, a reported “reimagining” of the original film from Ryan Reynolds, has rubbed Columbus the wrong way.
In a recent interview with The Independent, the famed director addressed the issue of Stoned Alone by calling it “an insult to the art of cinema.” There hasn’t been a lot of talk about the film since it was first announced in 2018, but whether it goes ahead as planned or not, Columbus can certainly be counted as one person who won’t be buying a ticket:
“The reboots are just silly to me. When I read about something called Stoned Alone, they were going to do with Ryan – it was an R-rated Home Alone movie about stoners – I thought to myself, ‘This is just an insult to the art of cinema. If you’re making a comedy, a musical, no matter what film I’m making, my goal is to treat it with the same respect as if I was making The Godfather. Home Alone is not The Godfather, but you have to treat it with that kind of respect and this idea of remaking things that already exist and are working well? Watch the original! Forget about it. It’s just never going to be as good.”
Columbus has also recently panned the idea of Disney’s upcoming Home Alone reboot. The debate over whether or not to reboot classic films is hardly a new one, with fans voicing opposition in recent years over Hollywood’s treatment of numerous beloved titles. Taking the plot of Home Alone, however, and replacing it with an R-rated story of a pothead who misses his flight for a holiday ski trip, only to end up defending his home from burglars, is clearly little more than a disrespectful spoof to Columbus. The film is still listed as being in development, but beyond that, Reynolds hasn't filled the public in on what's happening with it.
Columbus’ feelings about cinemas do have validity and there is truth in his statement that while Home Alone isn’t The Godfather, it still merits respect. However, as is the case with all reboots, the fact remains that for fans of the original, no reboot will ever match what came before. As far as Stoned Alone goes, given Reynolds' popularity, there’s every reason to believe that an R-rated version of Home Alone has the ability to do well. But the idea that its existence disrespects cinema will likely feel like a bit of a stretch to many.
Source: The Independent
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