Ngo-2016, iStudio Studio ihlose ukususa i-crossover phakathi kwamaphrojekthi amabili athandwayo "Macho neBotan" kanye "nabantu abamnyama". Le filimu yaphinde yanikezwa igama elithi Mib 23, kepha amasu awazange afezeke. Ngo-2019, "abantu abamnyama: International" izodedelwa kwizikrini, ezizoqala kabusha yonke ifranchise. Futhi emva kwakhe, abalandeli bazobona "macho neBotan 3", ukuthi umqondisi uchungechunge ukuqinisekisile mathupha. Ukuqhubeka kwahlelwa kusukela ngo-2015, futhi manje uPhil Lord noChristopher Miller baqinisekisa ukuthi siphila ngokuzijabulisa abathola imibono emisha ethokozisayo yengxenye yesithathu.
Lapho kungumqondisi ngokufanele ukuthatha izithombe, akwaziwa, kusukela ngemuva "kwesicabucabu sonyaka ophumelelayo: Ngaphansi kwe-Universes", balindele i-premiere yekhathuni "lego filimu 2" futhi basebenze kwamanye amaphrojekthi amaningana. Abadali kuzofanela bafike namahlaya amasha amaningi, ngoba selokhu kwakhishwa ifilimu yesibili, umenzi weqhaza "leBotan" uJohn Hill asebenze ngokucabanga ngesibalo sakhe. Khumbula ukuthi ingxenye yokuqala yempi yamahlaya yaqoqa ama- $ 200 wezigidi, ukushaya izindleko zibiza amahlandla amahlanu. Imidwebo yeSikvel yazibonakalisa kangcono kakhulu futhi yathola ama- $ 330 million kwisabelomali sama- $ 50 wezigidi.