"Home Alone" director Chris Columbus shared on The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast how Macaulay Culkin was cast ...

"Home Alone" director Chris Columbus almost worked on the 1989 holiday classic "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," but ...

I don’t need this. I’d rather not work again," the filmmaker recalled thinking after meeting with the comedy star.

Back then, John [Hughes] and I had a conversation about it and we decided on what the jobs were.” — Chris Columbus ...

Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,’ also spoke to THR about how a ...

Columbus realized there was a silver lining though. He recalled, “I quit ‘Christmas Vacation.’ The next weekend, I got ...

The director of Home Alone says he nearly directed another iconic holiday film ... I realized I couldn’t work with the guy,” ...

One was 'Home Alone,' with a note from John asking if I wanted to direct," he told the publication. "I thought, 'Wow, this guy is really supporting me when no one else in Hollywood was going to.'" ...

Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realized I couldn’t work with the guy," he told ... to send Columbus' way: Home Alone. Related: Home Alone ...

Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realized I couldn’t work with the guy," he told the outlet ... Hughes had another festive script to send Columbus' way ...