Reports indicate that Disney is eager to secure a deal with Culkin, potentially offering a passion project to bring him back as Kevin McCallister. The proposed concept, developed by Culkin himself, flips the original premise: a preoccupied single father (Culkin) is locked out of his home by his own son and must overcome a series of booby traps to get back inside

Macaulay Culkin etched his name in history when he joined the Home Alone franchiseas Kevin McCallister, immediately starring in one of the most iconic movies of all time. After starring in the 1990 original, Culkin would come back for 1992's Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, his most recent appearance to date in the franchise. After that, another four movies were released in the Christmas franchise, with Home Alone 4 choosing to recast the role of Kevin McCallister, who was played by Mike Weinberg. None of those follow-ups lived up to Culkin's original films, but a new entry could.

Macaulay Culkin was recently spotted on the Disney lot, sparking intense rumors that a highly anticipated Home Alone sequel starring the original Kevin McCallister is in active development.

Culkin has previously mentioned a compelling pitch where an adult Kevin, now a struggling single father, finds himself locked out of his own house by his neglected son. In a brilliant role reversal, Kevin must cleverly navigate his angry son's elaborate traps to literally and metaphorically get back into his home and his child's heart. While Culkin seems ready if the script is right, significant hurdles still remain. 

A true sequel might feel hollow without the iconic Wet Bandits, requiring the notoriously reclusive Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern to sign on, alongside convincing reluctant original director Chris Columbus to eventually return. This would be his first Christmas without his on screen mom and dad. But hey if A Christmas Story can do a sequel 40 years later, I think Home Alone is gonna be just fine!