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Home Alone icon Catherine O’Hara ‘wasn’t first choice’ for role of Kevin’s mum and we’re shook
firm favourite with Home Alone fans after taking on the role of Kevin McCallister’s mum, Kate.While she may have appeared in many, many other roles – including the iconic Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek – it is the festive film she is mostly recognised for now, even three decades on.However, Home Alone cinematographer Julio Macat dropped a huge bombshell that she wasn’t the first actress tipped for the part.Chatting to Metro.co.uk about the magic of the Christmas film, ahead of the 30-year anniversary, he explained that his wife – Big actress Elizabeth Perkins – was in the frame.‘My wife, Elizabeth Perkins, had a similar situation where she worked on a movie that also was very special,’ he told us.