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    Kieran Culkin hasn't let his children watch their uncle Macaulay Culkin in 'Home Alone'

    The 'Succession' actor - who has daughter Kinsey, five, and son Wilder, three, with his wife Jazz Charton - has explained his decision not to allow his young kids to watch the 1990 Christmas classic which turned their uncle into a child star


    He told E! News: "There's still some scary parts.

    "For the three-year-old, there's the tarantula [and] there's the guy at the end who said, 'I'm gonna bite off all your fingers.' That's scary for a three-year-old."

    However, Kieran insisted his children won't have to wait much longer to join in the festive fun.

    He added: "We think they might be ready for 'Home Alone' this year. If not, next year."

    The movie - which celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2025 - stars Macaulay as Kevin McCallister, a young boy accidentally left behind by his family as they jet off to Paris for Christmas.

    Left to his own devices, Kevin soon has to resort to elaborate and violent pranks to defend his home from the sinister Wet Bandits, played by Joe Pesci (Harry) and Daniel Stern (Marv).

    While his brother has waited, Macaulay - who reprised the role in 1992's 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York' - and his fiancee Brenda Song were quick to show their own son Dakota, three, the original movie from a young age.

    He previously told Entertainment Tonight: "I already showed it to him last year, he thinks it's so funny."

    He became an overnight sensation when the film was released, and Kieran has admitted he didn't feel jealous of his sibling for the sudden wave of attention he was getting.

    In March 2023, he told Esquire magazine: "Even at that time, as a kd, I remember thinking, 'That sucks for him'.

    "Poor f****** guy. He was little and having to try to accept that level of fame as reality."

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