• A fourth Meet the Dad and mom movie, titled Focker In-Legislation, is within the works.
• Ariana Grande will star alongside franchise veterans Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
• Focker In-Legislation is at present slated to hit theaters on Nov. 25, 2026.

Are you able to milk a cat? We're nonetheless unclear. You may, nonetheless, milk nostalgia. Living proof: The Meet the Parents franchise is formally getting a fourth movie. Sure, the circle of belief is opening again up.

In December 2024, phrase received out that Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo have been in early talks to reunite for an additional spherical of household chaos. By March, it was confirmed that Meet the Dad and mom 4 was within the works. John Hamburg, who penned all three earlier movies, is about to write down and direct.

On Monday, July 28, Common Studios formally revealed that the sequel is titled Focker In-Legislation, and that it’ll fold a chart-topping, Oscar-nominated pop star in with a number of of the franchise's acquainted faces.

Learn on for every thing we learn about Focker In-Legislation.

What’s Focker In-Legislation about?

As of now, plot particulars for Focker In-Legislation are nonetheless being saved hush-hush, however The Hollywood Reporter revealed in Might that the story will observe Greg (Stiller) and Pam's (Polo) grown son, Henry, "who will get engaged to a ball-busting lady who appears all mistaken for him."

At a twenty fifth anniversary screening of Meet the Dad and mom throughout the 2025 Tribeca Competition, Stiller opened up about what impressed him to return to the movie sequence.

"I believe what spurred the concept was that at this time limit, I'm the age that Bob [De Niro] was after we did the primary film," he defined. "And there was this kind of mirror to the primary movie by way of the truth that my youngsters are grown. And, yeah, that my child, considered one of my youngsters, is considering introducing his particular person to the household."

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Following the screening, Stiller reunited with De Niro, Polo, and the unique director Jay Roach for a Q&A. Stiller joked that he might inform the group "the entire plot," however correctly stopped brief.

"It's thrilling that we're going to do it once more and be collectively," Stiller continued. "And I believe life informs every thing that's occurred within the final 25 years, and it's been some time since we did the final one. … So, it's sort of nice to take a look at it as a kind of a brand new factor. However after all, there's all these nice reminiscences, and I really feel like our connections are nonetheless there after we get again collectively. It's simply all baked in there."

De Niro added that the script is "actually good" and shared that he had really tried to get a fourth movie began whereas engaged on 2010's Little Fockers. "Once we filmed the final one, I used to be with Ben and John [Hamburg] in my camper,” he recalled, "And I stated, 'Let's begin writing one now, to be prepared for an additional one.' And so they stated, 'Yeah, yeah, positive, positive, positive.' They have been humoring me."

Who's within the Focker In-Legislation solid?

On Monday, July 28, the official Focker In-Legislation social media accounts dropped a video saying the movie's title and solid.

Set to Randy Newman's tune "A Idiot in Love," which was featured within the first movie, the video rolls out the names of De Niro, Stiller, Danner, Polo, and Owen Wilson, confirming that they may reprise their roles as Jack Byrnes, Greg Focker, Dina Byrnes, Pam Byrnes Focker, and Kevin Rawley, respectively.

It goes on to highlight Grammy-winning pop star Ariana Grande as part of the solid. Leisure Weekly beforehand confirmed Grande's involvement again in Might.

Grande is recent off her Oscar-nominated flip as Glinda the Good in Wicked (2024), a efficiency we praised for completely capturing "Glinda's aesthetic and angle."

It's a giant get, as sources lately advised the Hollywood Reporter that Grande has been "supplied quite a few film initiatives from Common, Sony and Warner Bros., passing on all of them."

Deadline reviews that two different thrilling names have joined the solid: Skyler Gisondo, who performed Jimmy Olsen on this 12 months's Superman, and Golden Globe nominee Beanie Feldstein (Impeachment: American Crime Story).

Is there a trailer for Focker In-Legislation?

As of this writing, a Focker In-Legislation trailer has but to be launched.

When does Focker In-Legislation come out?

Focker In-Legislation is primed to make theatrical audiences squirm on Nov. 25, 2026.

The place can I watch Meet the Dad and mom?

In the event you want a fast refresher earlier than Focker In-Legislation lands in theaters, you’ll be able to stream Meet the Dad and mom, Meet the Fockers, and Little Fockers on Amazon Prime Video.

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