Chris Columbus, director of Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990) and Maman, j'ai encore raté l'avion ! (1992), had the following to say when the topic of this reboot came up during an interview while promoting Les chroniques de Noël 2 (2020): "Nobody got in touch with me about it, and it's a waste of time as far as I'm concerned. What's the point? I'm a firm believer that you don't remake films that have had the longevity of Home Alone. You're not going to create lightning in a bottle again. It's just not going to happen. So why do it? It's like doing a paint-by-numbers version of a Disney animated film - a live-action version of that. What's the point? It's been done. Do your own thing. Even if you fail miserably, at least you have come up with something original."
The movie Hunter is watching is a modernized version of the fictional movie "Angels with Filthy Souls", which Kevin watched in the original movie Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990). In the original it was styled after 1930s mafia movies, like Les anges aux figures sales (1938).
When Max is trying to call the police via the voice assistant, the voice assistant is actually reading the weather report in German. It mentions that it will be snowing the next day and a warning from the police ("Polizei") is announced.
The Kenosha Kickers, the polka band who drives Kate McCallister home in Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990), were possibly going to appear. If their role was not cut, this movie would have marked their first appearance in the series since their debut.
Like Maman, je m'occupe des méchants ! (1997) and Maman, la maison est hantée ! (2012), this film does not revolve around the McCallister family.