Published 20:49 IST, August 7th 2019

Disney looking to reboot 'Home Alone', 'Night at the Museum' films for Disney+

Disney is planning to revive franchises like 'Home Alone' series, 'Night at the Museum' and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' into individual web series for its upcoming streaming service.

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Disney is planning to revive franchises like 'Home Alone' series, 'Night at Museum' and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' into individual web series for its upcoming streaming service.

anuncement was me by Disney CEO Bob Iger during an earnings call on Tuesday, according to Hollywood Reporter.

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films, which also includes Steve Martin-starrer 'Cheaper by Dozen', belonged to 20th Century Fox banner, which Disney formally acquired earlier this year. 

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titles, all appealing to Disney's core PG-13 audiences, will eir be 'rebooted' or 'relaunched' for Disney+, which is scheduled for its debut later this year, outlet reported.

"We're also focused on leveraging Fox's vast library of great titles to furr enrich content mix on our (direct to consumer) platforms," said Iger on call.

most table among films is 'Home Alone' franchise, which me an overnight star out of young actor Macaulay Culkin in '90s.

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first film, which released in 1990, followed misventures of Kevin McCallister (Culkin) after his family forgets to bring him on ir Christmas vacation, leaving him to outwit burglars. 

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film spawned four sequels -- two atrical and two me-for-television. first three movies raked in over USD 900 million at worldwide box office. 

20:15 IST, August 7th 2019