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Comment: I've said this about a thousand South Asian films, so it's only fair I say it also about a Hollywood one: there is no way a film more than a year away from planned release can be notable yet (unless there is something truly noteworthy about it, per WP:NFF, which I'm not seeing here). Pre-release publicity does not establish notability, otherwise Wikipedia would just become part of the film's hype toolkit. DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:26, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
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| Directed by | John Hamburg |
| Screenplay by | John Hamburg |
| Based on | Characters by Greg Glienna Mary Ruth Clarke |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Focker In-Law is an upcoming American comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo will reprise their roles from the previous films in the Meet the Parents franchise, with Ariana Grande joining the cast.
The film is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2026.
Cast
edit- Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes
- Ben Stiller as Gaylord "Greg" Focker
- Owen Wilson as Kevin Rawley
- Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes
- Teri Polo as Pam Byrnes Focker
- Ariana Grande
- Skyler Gisondo
- Beanie Feldstein
Production
editIn December 2024, a new film in the Meet the Parents franchise was reported to be in development at Universal Pictures. John Hamburg was set to write the script, while Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner are negotiating to reprise their roles from the previous films.[1]
In March 2025, John Hamburg was confirmed to be writing and directing the film. The cast was confirmed to reprise their roles as well.[2] In May 2025, Ariana Grande joined the cast.[3]
In June 2025, it was announced that Paramount Pictures, co-financier and the international distributor of Little Fockers (2010), would co-produce the film.[4] Later that month, Owen Wilson joined the cast, reprising his role as Kevin Rawley.[5] In late July, Skyler Gisondo was in talks to join the film.[6] Later that month, it was announced that the film had been titled Focker In-Law, with Gisondo confirmed to be joining the cast alongside Beanie Feldstein.[7]
Principal photography began on August 18, 2025 in New York City and is expected to last until November 4.[8]
Release
editFocker In-Law is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 25, 2026.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Grobar, Matt (December 10, 2024). "Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo & Blythe Danner In Early Talks To Star In New 'Meet the Parents' Film". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (March 20, 2025). "'Meet The Parents 4': John Hamburg Comes On As Director For Universal Sequel". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (May 30, 2025). "Ariana Grande Joins 'Meet The Parents' Sequel At Universal; Fall 2026 Release Date Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 18, 2025). "'Meet The Parents 4': Paramount To Co-Produce With Universal & Distribute Internationally – CineEurope". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 20, 2025). "Owen Wilson Rejoins Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro for 'Meet the Parents 4' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 23, 2025). "Exclusive: 'Superman's Skyler Gisondo in Talks to Join Ben Stiller and Ariana Grande in Meet the Parents 4". The InSneider. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (July 28, 2025). "New Meet The Parents Movie Gets Title". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (August 18, 2025). "Ben Stiller On The Emmys And Where 'Severance' Goes In Season 3, 'Happy Gilmore 2' And Reuniting With De Niro For 'Focker In-Law' – Behind The Lens". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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