Home Alone reboot: Sequel looks like a copy, but without Macaulay Culkin

The Home Alone franchise is slated to be rebooted, just in time for Christmas! One of the most iconic holiday films of all time, the 'Home Alone' trilogy has always had a special place in our hearts.

The new film, titled 'Home Sweet Home Alone', is scheduled to be added to Disney Plus's Christmas movie list soon.

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Archie Yates leads the cast as Max Mercer, who is mistakenly left at home by his parents while the family travels to Tokyo. Fans know Archie as Yorkie, JoJo Rabbit's best pal in the Academy Award-winning 2019 film JoJo Rabbit.

In this new movie, the burglars are a married couple, which is probably the only significant plot twist from the previous films.

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But apart from that, the new film looks like the exact copy of the original. The characters are the same. The plot is the same. Everything about it seems familiar to anyone who has ever watched the original 1990 version. Just that the film doesn't have Macaulay Culkin, as eight-year-old Kevin.