Meet Focker in-Law, the new title for the fourth instalment in the Meet the Parents franchise. A direct reference to the surname of Ben Stiller character, Greg Focker, the new film also sees the return of Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo and Owen Wilson.
The new entrant to the 25-year-old franchise is Ariana Grande. Details regarding her role are kept under wraps. After the first film's box office success, two sequels namely Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010) were released. In the original movie, Stiller's character endures a lot of painfully awkward hijinks while visiting his girlfriend's parents for the first time. The second film introduced Greg's parents Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman.
Focker in-law, written and directed by John Hamburg, who penned all three previous entries, is set for release on November 25, 2026. Universal will handle domestic distribution, with Paramount Pictures co-producing and managing international rollout.
While the full plot remains under wraps, sources confirm that the story will centre around the now-grown son of Greg Focker (Stiller) and Pam Byrnes (Polo), who gets engaged to a headstrong woman that seems all wrong for him. Grande is expected to play the fiancée.
Jane Rosenthal and De Niro are backing the film via Tribeca Productions, with Jay Roach through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher are producing under the Red Hour Films banner, and Hamburg is producing through Particular Pictures.
