12 Awful Films MCU Actors Want You To Forget

12. Scarlett Johansson - Home Alone 3

Recreating the unique magic of Chris Columbus’ blockbuster Home Alone films without the central star Macaulay Culkin was always going to be an ambitious ask, but 1997’s Home Alone 3 proved that any attempt to follow up Kevin McCallister’s adventures was dead on arrival. Unable to find the first two film’s balance between tension, heart, and humour, the third flick devolved into soulless slapstick and proved mean-spirited without the original hero’s charm to offset the traps and tricks the plot centres around.

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It’s a pretty ignominious addition to any actor’s CV, but if you look closely MCU fans will be able to spot the future Black Widow Scarlett Johansson playing the thankless and mercifully brief role of older sister to this film’s Kevin carbon copy. She doesn’t get much to do beyond the traditional “give Kevin a hard time before robbers, congratulate him after” business, but even in that limited capacity, she’s no Devin Ratray.

Who we would still love to see in the MCU somehow, if any executives are reading this…

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