Home Alone is getting the reboot treatment. But it’s not what you think. This won’t be a family friendly comedy that’s viewed around the Thanksgiving dinner table. This will be an R-rated stoner comedy. And it’s coming from one of the filthy masterminds behind Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds.
Ryan Reynolds is set to produce Stoned Alone. This new version is being called more of a reimagining. It’s still coming from 20th Century Fox, the studio that gave us the original. And it appears that they’re getting their rocks off and their socks off before Fox becomes swallowed up by Disney. Because we can’t imagine Alan Horn being okay with this.
As with the classic originals, thieves try to enter the protagonist’s house and rob it. This time, instead of a young kid using his ingenuity to stop the robbers, we’ll have deadbeat young adult who’s off his face giving it a crack.
The film will be directed by Augustine Frizzell, known for Never Goin’ Back and Euphoria.
Reynolds is best know for his role as Deadpool, and previous castings in The Proposal and Buried. Reviews for his latest R-rated performance in Deadpool 2were full of praise.
The original Home Alone film was released in 1990, where it hugely exceeded expectations in cinemas. It became the highest grossing live action comedy film in the United States, until it was pipped two decades later by The Hangover.
The sensation generated a sequel, and two later films that were released under the same name with a different cast.
There’s a now-infamous scene in Home Alone 2 that features current US president Donald Trump. No news yet as to whether Trump will reprise his role in Stoned Alone.
