‘Stoned Alone’: Ryan Reynolds Is Developing An R-Rated ‘Home Alone’ Riff
By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 26, 2018 7:30 am EST
Ryan Reynolds is attached to produce and potentially star in Stoned Alone for 20th Century Fox, Deadline reports.
Here’s the synopsis per Deadline:
Stoned Alone is reminiscent of that hallowed comedy classic. It centers around a twenty-something weed growing loser who misses the plane for his holiday ski trip. He makes the best of things by getting high. Paranoia sets in and he believes he hears someone break into his house. Turns out thieves have broken in. Fully stoned and fueled by paranoia, he tries to thwart the thieves and defend his castle.
But there’s one silver lining to this news. Frizzell’s Never Goin’ Back earned rave reviews at the festival circuit, including one from /Film’s Jacob Hall, who in his SXSW review called the female-led stoner comedy “screamingly funny and relentless in its crudeness.” Perhaps Frizzell could create a good film out of a dumb premise — like many great stoner comedies. Plus, we could always use more female-directed raunchy comedies.
Yes, remakes are all the rage nowadays, and our beloved classics will likely change in the process. But for now, you can keep the change, ya filthy animals.
