After 35 Years, the Home Alone Kid Is Back! And He’s Bringing a Surprise

Macaulay Culkin, the child star who became a global household name at age 10 in the hit "Home Alone" franchise, is making his return to the big screen, this time alongside his wife, actress Brenda Song.

Culkin, now 45, shot to fame in the early 1990s playing Kevin McCallister, the mischievous boy accidentally left behind when his family flew overseas for vacation. The role not only turned him into one of the most recognizable child actors of his generation but also cemented "Home Alone" as a pop culture phenomenon. Its 1992 sequel, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York", was also a box-office hit, and in Poland, the original film became a Christmas tradition, symbolizing the end of the Iron Curtain era.

Since then, Culkin’s career has been marked by sporadic appearances, never quite reaching the same heights of his early stardom. Off-screen, he built a life withBrenda Song, known for her roles on Disney Channel’s "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", and the couple now shares two children.

Now, Culkin is stepping back into the spotlight in Disney’s upcoming animated film "Zootopia 2", where he will voice a new character alongside Song. The actor recently shared a behind-the-scenes Instagram post of the two recording lines together in the studio.

While Culkin and Song previously appeared together in Seth Rogen’s 2019 film "Changeland", this marks the first time the couple will co-star in a Disney production.