Although Home Alone fans have been patiently awaiting Macaulay Culkin ‘s return for nearly 35 years, it might take a Christmas miracle to get director Chris Columbus to reboot the franchise.

The Oscar nominee, who directed the 1990 holiday classic and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), recently shot down hopes of an official third installment in the beloved films, which were penned by John Hughes .

“I think Home Alone really exists as, not at this timepiece, but it was this very special moment, and you can’t really recapture that. I think it’s a mistake to try to go back and recapture something we did 35 years ago,” Columbus told ET . “I think it should be left alone.”

The comment comes after Culkin reportedly teased fans about potentially reprising his

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