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Home Alone 2 director Chris Columbus wants to cut Donald Trump’s cameo: ‘It’s become a curse’ | Hollywood

Home Alone 2 director Chris Columbus wants to cut Donald Trump’s cameo: ‘It’s become a curse’ | Hollywood

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Home Alone 2 director Chris Columbus has expressed his desire to remove US President Donald Trump‘s cameo from the iconic film, calling it a “curse” and an “albatross”. Also read: When Donald Trump demanded a role in Home Alone 2 in exchange of a shoot in his hotel Back in 2023, Donald Trump shared that he Chris was “begging” him to appear in the film. Chris Columbus calls Trump cameo ‘an albatross’ During an interview with San Francisco Chronicle, Chris Columbus shared that he wishes he could remove Donald Trump‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He said, “I can’t cut it. If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.” Chris, with Italian ancestry, was born and raised in the US. He was sarcastically referring to the Donald Trump administration’s mass deportation plans. Back in 2023, Donald Trump shared that Chris was …

Home Alone 2 Director Wishes Donald Trump Cameo ‘Would Be Gone’ and Fears Deportation: ‘It’s Become This Curse…’

Home Alone 2 Director Wishes Donald Trump Cameo ‘Would Be Gone’ and Fears Deportation: ‘It’s Become This Curse…’

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The Home Alone 2 director, Chris Columbus, made a major statement about his holiday film, which included a cameo from the President, Donald Trump. While the movie was heavily lauded by the audience and the critics, the filmmaker would want to make changes to his cinematic piece.  In conversation with the San Francisco Chronicle, the director revealed that he would like to cut down Trump’s cameo from the film but is worried that he might get deported by the government’s administration.  While sitting down for an interview with the media portal, Columbus shared that he wishes that the scene was not there. Elaborating on the statements, the filmmaker added, “It’s become this curse. It’s become this thing that I wish was not there.” He further claimed, “It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.” Columbus, who hails from Italian ancestry, revealed that if he took the major step of cutting down to a cameo from his 1992 movie, he might be sent out of the country and would be considered unfit …

Chris Columbus Addresses Cillian Murphy’s Voldemort Casting Rumors, Shares Thoughts on HBO’s Harry Potter Series: ‘There’s a Certain Restriction’

Chris Columbus Addresses Cillian Murphy’s Voldemort Casting Rumors, Shares Thoughts on HBO’s Harry Potter Series: ‘There’s a Certain Restriction’

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Chris Columbus, director of the first two original Harry Potter movies, is sharing his thoughts about HBO’s new television take on J.K. Rowling’s magical classic. Columbus has also weighed in on the rumors surrounding the casting of Cillian Murphy as Lord Voldemort. While attending the Los Angeles premiere of Nosferatu, Columbus said to People that the new series represents a chance to explore themes he was never able to bring out in his earlier work. He told the outlet, “I think it’s a spectacular idea because there’s a certain restriction when you’re making a film. Our film was two hours and 40 minutes, and the second one was almost as long.” Reflecting on his experience in directing Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) and The Chamber of Secrets (2002), Columbus weighed in on the difficulty of compressing Rowling’s long novels into feature-length films. He embraced the series format, which can delve deeper into the nuances of the books. The director stated that having several episodes per book would allow creators to include plot points and scenes that had …