Disney Just Announced A "Home Alone" Remake And People Are Having Very Strong Emotions About It

    "Prayers up for the writers who have to solve the cellphone problem in a rebooted Home Alone."

    Crystal Ro
    by Crystal Ro

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Welp, it's happened. Someone is remaking Home Alone, and that someone is Disney.

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    In a recent announcement during Disney’s Q3 earnings call (where they webcast financial reports), CEO Bob Iger revealed that they're developing a "reimagining" of Home Alone for “a new generation." The Home Alone reimagining is a part of Disney's recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which includes all its intellectual property and library of films...like Home Alone.

    There's no more detail about what a "reimagining" of the 1990 classic would actually BE like — will it be a straight-up remake? Will it take place today? Will it be set in the '90s for the ~nostalgia~ factor? Will Macaulay Culkin get a CAMEO???

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    BTW, I literally ~imagined~ what Home Alone would be like if it were made in 2015 once and now I feel kinda bad about that.

    But it's clear that fans are having some STRONG reactions to this announcement:

    David Grimmett @TheDGrimmett

    Disney: We’re going to remake the classic that is Home Alone Literally Everybody: #HomeAlone

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    frank castle’s whore @CAPTAlNVALKYRlE

    disney really has the audacity to reboot home alone and night at the museum???

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    🍀🌺 @Aurelie_Salas

    Home Alone is a classic. Just leave it alone

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    Siobhán Doyle @thekickart

    Me waking up to the news that Disney are remaking Home Alone... LEAVE HOME ALONE ALONE!

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    Alex Gonzalez @alexgwriter

    Me: Nostalgia is harmful to social growth. You aren’t the target audience for these reboots and remakes. Grow up. Disney: We’re producing a Home Alone remake Also me:

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    Some people even pointed out the fact that the sequels to the OG — as perfect as it was — didn't fare so well:

    sean brett @BaconKnight

    Disney wants to reboot #HomeAlone Nobody wants this. Want proof? There are 4 sequels to Home Alone that nobody cares about. The first movie was perfect. No reboot or sequel will ever recapture the magic that was the orginal.

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    Others were actually OK with a reboot, with a few ~stipulations~:

    James Rolls @TheJamesRolls

    Disney is planning on doing a remake of Home Alone for Disney+. Only way I'd be fine with it is if Macaulay Culkin plays the reboot dad.

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    And some brought up the difficulties writers might have solving the old cellphone problem (if it IS set in the present day):

    Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard

    Prayers up for the writers who have to solve the cell phone problem in a rebooted Home Alone. https://t.co/9XhEbc8eJ1

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    Or just made up answers of their own:

    Guest DosmRider @CaptainDosm

    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.

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    I mean, let's be real:

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    Guess we'll just have to wait and see how this plays out!

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