While Home Alone 3 already exists, a fresh take on the iconic franchise is making waves, surpassing the 1997 standalone sequel. Over three decades since Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin McCallister outsmarted the Wet Bandits in Central Park, a dedicated movie buff and trailer creator, YouTuber @VJ4rawr2, has treated fans to a glimpse of what a 2024 film with the original star-studded cast might look like.
Promising to provide film enthusiasts with “the highest quality edited fan trailers for the movies you WISH Hollywood would make,”
Picking up from the aftermath of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where the Wet Bandits, Harold ‘Harry’ Lyme (Joe Pesci) and Marvin ‘Marv’ Merchants (Daniel Stern), were arrested following a toy store heist, 31 years have passed. The criminals, as expected, received a substantial sentence. Meanwhile, Kevin, now grown up and no longer the mischievous kid defending his home from burglars during the festive season, receives a disturbing Christmas card from the recently released Wet Bandits, proclaiming, “We’re back little buddy.”
As Kevin spots their familiar Dodge Ram van with ‘Oh-Kay Plumbing and Heating’ on the side, a nod to their earlier reconnaissance, the fake trailer for Home Alone: Kevin’s Revenge unfolds. The voiceover sets the tone: “This holiday season, it’s time to rediscover a classic. Kevin McAllister is back—except this family is a little weird around Christmas.” The trailer teases a reunion between Kevin and his on-screen mom, Kate (Catherine O’Hara), with Kevin recounting the day he was left home alone, defending their house as a mere kid.
Home Alone 3 trailer set in 2024 sees Wet Bandits released from prison
