A source tells PEOPLE Culkin’s pitch has an “almost green light from Disney”

Macaulay Culkin, Home AloneCredit: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock; Emma McIntyre/WireImage
Macaulay Culkin, Home Alone
Credit: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock; Emma McIntyre/WireImage

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  • Macaulay Culkin is reportedly pitching a new Home Alone sequel, with Disney showing interest in the idea

  • Culkin’s concept involves reprising his role as Kevin McCallister, though details on a plot are sparse

  • The original 1990 Home Alone became a holiday classic and spawned multiple sequels and a 2021 Disney+ reboot

A new Home Alone is reportedly in the works — and Macaulay Culkin is said to be spearheading the project.

A source told PEOPLE of the potential for a Home Alone sequel: “It’s in the early stages, very early. It’s just an idea and an almost green light from Disney.”

“Disney loved Macaulay’s idea and everyone wants to see this happen,” the source added.

Reps for Disney and Culkin have not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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The Today Show reported that Culkin’s pitch would see him reprise his role as Kevin McCallister.

Culkin has publicly mused about one idea for a sequel, saying in a 2025 event it would center on his character as a father who gets locked out of his own home, with his son setting traps so he can’t get back in.

“I kind of had this idea,” Culkin said at his A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin tour on Sunday, Nov. 22. The event, held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif. “I’m either a widower or a divorcee. I’m raising a kid and all that stuff. I’m working really hard, and I’m not really paying enough attention, and the kid is kind of getting miffed at me, and then I get locked out.”

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The original 1990 holiday classic centered on Kevin himself being left home alone after his family flies to Paris and mistakenly leaves him behind.

When a duo of robbers (Joe Pesci‘s Harry and Daniel Stern‘s Marv) try to break in, Kevin sets a series of traps to deter them.

The film’s 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, saw him reprise the role, while third and fourth installments and a 2021 Disney+ reboot have followed, but all with different casts.

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