Hollywood have been riding the reboot/remake train quite hard for several years now, and the results have been … mixed to put it quite nicely.
Well get ready for more questionable remakes because Home Alone is the latest classic movie from your childhood to get the reboot treatment.
Now I know what you’re thinking, this is a terrible idea that’s not gonna work because times have changed and technology has made it virtually impossible to “accidentally” leave your child behind at home.
It seems like the suits at Fox – home of the original Home Alone – had similar doubts which is why they decided to develop the remake into a crazy stoner comedy with Ryan “Deadpool” Reynolds attached as a producer.
Whoa, man.
The movie will be called Stoned Alone (I see what they did there) and revolves around a 20-something weed loving loser who misses the plane for his holiday ski trip. Since he’s got time to waste, he decides to get high but paranoia soon sets in as he believes someone is breaking into his house.
As it turns out thieves have indeed broken in, and the stoner (fueled by weed and paranoia) is forced to whip out his battle plan in an attempt to defend his home (alone).
I’m going to need some time to process this…
As it stands, Stoned Alone is shaping up to be the best – and worst – movie idea of all time.
Home Alone is a Christmas comedy magnum opus featuring a child acting masterclass from Macaulay Culkin. That is a hill I’m willing to die on and remaking the movie is a terrible idea that’s up there with casting Scarlett Johansson as a transexual man.
On the other hand, the movie will be gunning for an R-rating and will undoubtedly be littered with Reynolds’ crude Deadpool touch, which means there will be some laughs to be had at least.
Another interesting factor is the hiring of newcomer Augustine Frizzell to direct Stoned Alone. She isn’t a household name yet but has done some good work, such as directing the well-reviewed comedy-drama Never Goin’ Back and the upcoming HBO series Euphoria starring Zendaya.
We’ll just have to wait and see how Stoned Alone shapes up since there’s absolutely no info on how far along this project is, but if the final film involves a stoned Ryan Reynolds, Rube Goldberg-eqsue house traps, or dimwitted robbers who resemble Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci, then I’m all for it.