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According to Deadline, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung is in talks to helm the Ocean’s prequel movie for Warner Bros.

The current screenplay is by Carrie Solomon and is based on characters created by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell, but the plot is being kept under wraps. Margot Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, is producing the project. At one time, it was reported that Robbie would star in the film alongside Ryan Gosling, but current reports state that no cast has been set.

Jay Roach (The Roses) was once attached to direct the film, but it seems he’s off the project. Previous reports stated that the film would be set in 1960s Europe and feature Robbie and Gosling as the parents of Danny (George Clooney) and Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock).

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As Ncuti Gatwa returns to the stage for the first time following his departure from Doctor Who, a new glimpse has been revealed at his upcoming historical drama. The Sex Education star joined the long-running British sci-fi drama in 2023, taking on the role from David Tennant. Gatwa left Doctor Who in the final moments of season 15's "The Reality War."

Following his Doctor Who departure in May, Variety has unveiled a new glimpse at Gatwa's next major role. The actor will return to the stage in The Royal Shakespeare Company's Born With Teeth, where he will play English playwright Christopher Marlowe alongside fellow Sex Education star Edward Bluemel, who will play William Shakespeare. The play, directed by Daniel Evans, will begin preview performances on August 13 and run through November 1. Check out the new images below:

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“The Roses” is a new satirical comedy feature, directed by Jay Roach, based on the 1981 novel “The War of the Roses” by Warren Adler, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon, opening August 29, 2025 in theaters:

“…life seems easy for picture-perfect couple ‘Theo’ and ‘Ivy’, with successful careers, a loving marriage and great kids.

“However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo's career nosedives…”

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Universal Pictures on Monday announced an official title for its new Meet the Parents movie, on which we were first to report in December 2024.

Written and to be directed by John Hamburg, who co-wrote the last three films in the franchise, the film is titled Focker-in-Law.

Original franchise cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson have returned to star, with Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo, and Beanie Feldstein coming aboard as newcomers. Plot details are under wraps. The film is slated for release in theaters on November 25, 2026.

A comedy juggernaut hinging on uncomfortable situations with in-laws, the Meet the Parents franchise centers on the hilariously awkward and tension-filled dynamics between male nurse Greg Focker (Stiller) and his intimidating, ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (De Niro), watching as the dynamic between them both evolves and stays the same, as Greg marries Jack’s daughter, Pam...

It was previously announced that the fourth Meet the Parentsfilm is coming to theaters next Thanksgiving, but its title hadn't been known. The sequel's official title and its logo were unveiled on Monday, with the movie's cast members also confirmed.

As announced, the new film has been titled Focker-In-Law. This continues the title theme of the previous sequels, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers. It's also been confirmed that the film will star newcomers Ariana Grande and Beanie Feldstein alongside returning starsRobert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo. John Hamburg, who worked as a writer on the previous films, is writing and directing, while Jane Rosenthal and John Lesher produce.

It was recently reported that Superman's Jimmy Olsen actor Skyler Gisondo had also been cast in the sequel, but that wasn't officially confirmed. The InSneider reported that Gisondo would be playing a man engaged to Grande's character.

"The Roses is a cautionary tale about romance." Searchlight Pictures has debuted a new promo featurette for The Roses, an upcoming comedy from filmmaker Jay Roach. "All's fair when love is war." Life seems easy for this couple, however that's all about to change. A tinderbox of competition and resentments hidden underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down and his (ex-)wife's career as a chef takes off. An updated, modern take on the book "The War of the Roses" written by Warren Adler, which was already made before into 1989 comedy of the same name. The first trailer arrived a few months ago already - it's still set to open in September this fall. The Roses cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, with Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon.

Superman‘s Skyler Gisondo is joining the cast of Meet the Parents 4 and there’s details about what role he’ll play!

The new comedy movie is reuniting Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, as well as Teri Polo and Blythe Danner. Ariana Grande has also signed on to star.

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Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider says Skyler will portray Ariana‘s fiance, and the son of Ben and Teri‘s characters. THR is also reporting that he’ll be portraying the son of their characters.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote the the first three movies, wrote the screenplay for the new movie and is also set to direct. Jay Roach, who directed all three prior movies, is one of the producers.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, Universal has scheduled the movie to be released in theaters on November 25, 2026.

Meet the Parents 4 has just recast its first character. Little Fockers actor Colin Baiocchi is confirmed not to return as Henry Focker, the son of Ben Stiller and Teri Polo's characters, in the upcoming comedy sequel.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Skyler Gisondo, who wowed audiences earlier this month as Jimmy Olsen in James Gunn's Superman, has instead been cast in the role. He joins a cast that includes returning stars Stiller, Polo, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, and Blythe Danner alongside fellow newcomer Ariana Grande (Wicked). Gisondo is expected to have a pretty major role in Meet the Parents 4, with the sequel reportedly revolving around his character's engagement to a ball-busting woman (Grande) who seems all wrong for him.

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Skyler Gisondo is looking to go from a movie about the Fortress of Solitude to one about the circle of trust.

The actor, fresh off his role in Superman, is in talks to join the cast of the next film in the Meet the Parents franchise as the son of Ben Stiller and Teri Polo’s characters. Series mainstays Stiller, Polo, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Blythe Danner will star alongside newcomer Ariana Grande in the film that Universal releases in theaters Nov. 25, 2026. John Hamburg, who worked on the screenplay for the 2000 original and the two subsequent sequels, is directing from his own script.

Producers include De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for Tribeca Productions, Jay Roach for Delirious Media and Stiller and John Lesher for Red Hour Films. Universal’s executive vp of production development Matt Reilly and director of production development Jacqueline Garrell are overseeing the project for the studio.

Skyler Gisondo is trading the Daily Planet for a much more dysfunctional family. Fresh off his breakout turn as Jimmy Olsen in James Gunn’s Superman, the rising comic actor is now in talks to join Ben Stiller and Ariana Grande in the upcoming Meet the Parents sequel, slated for release on November 25, 2026. The sequel is being directed by franchise veteran John Hamburg, who also wrote the script. This time around, the story centers on the now-adult son of Stiller and Teri Polo’s characters, who becomes engaged to a sharp, high-maintenance woman played by Grande — a partner who immediately raises red flags for the family. Gisondo is in talks to play the unlucky-in-love son, whose engagement sets off a new round of parental interference and comic misfires.

Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner are confirmed to reprise their roles as Jack and Dina Byrnes, the hyper-paranoid in-laws who’ve...

Skyler Gisondo is in talks to join the cast of Universal’s next installment in the Meet the Parents franchise, sources confirmed to Deadline. John Hamburg is directing, with the original cast including Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner returning to star. Ariana Grande is also on board to join the cast.

Hamburg, who co-wrote the three previous Meet the Parents movies, is also penning this script. The film is set to bow on November 25, 2026.

Plot details are being kept inside the circle of trust but sources say Gisondo will likely play one of Stiller and Polo’s sons in the film. Jane Rosenthal and De Niro will produce through their Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures. Paramount Pictures is co-producing and handling international distribution.

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While promoting his new film, Benedict Cumberbatch put in perspective how non-environmentally friendly Hollywood productions tend to be, as he appeared on the Ruthie’s Table 4 podcast. Cumberbatch inevitably fielded questions about being in the Marvel Universe and when he spoke about getting into shape for Doctor Strange, he mentioned how he had to eat five meals a day, plus snacks like boiled eggs, almonds and cheese in between meals in order to bulk up. Cumberbatch admitted how “it’s horrific eating beyond your appetite.”

Reminiscing about his meals got him thinking about how he found Hollywood productions less green. According to Variety, the Sherlock star said, “Going back to responsibility and resourcefulness and sustainability, it’s just like, ‘What am I doing? I could feed a family with the amount I’m eating.’” He would then continue to say,

It’s a grossly wasteful industry. Think about set builds that aren’t recycled,...

FX has greenlighted Cry Wolf, a limited series starring and executive produced by Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Brie Larson and created, executive produced and showrun by Sarah Treem.

The project, inspired by the Danish series Ulven Kommer (Cry Wolf) by Maja Jul Larsen, is a psychological family thriller following a social worker (Colman) and a mother (Larson) thrust into crisis when the mother’s teenage daughter alleges abuse, pushing both women to their limits as they navigate an impossible situation.

Produced by FX Productions, Cry Wolf had been in priority development at FX where it was set up earlier this year by Treem, Colman via her South of the River Pictures and Melissa Bernstein of Special Interests. Bringing in Larson as the co-lead opposite Colman sealed the project’s series order.

Treem, Colman, Larson, South of the River’s Ed Sinclair and Bernstein executive produce alongside Alena Smith, Maja Jul Larsen,...

It’s been over two years since Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Whale. And while he has had supporting roles in films like Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Max Barbakow’s Brothers, he’s once again taking the marquee, as dramedy Family Rental has been announced for a November release via Searchlight Pictures.

In Family Rental – which was announced in November 2023 – Brendan Fraser plays a man hired by a rental family company, an actual service where people are given jobs as stand-ins for friends, family members, etc. – in Japan. It’s through this and his experiences along the way in which he learns far more about himself than he was expecting. With a November 21st release, Searchlight looks to be jockeying for another awards contender; with the themes at play, it also could make for a solid pre-Thanksgiving outing at the theater.

Rental Family, Beef director Hikari’s comedy drama and potential awards contender starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser and Shogun’s Takehiro Hira, has been scheduled to open throughSearchlight Pictureson November 21.

The film follows Fraser as a struggling actor in Tokyo who begins working for a Japanese ‘rental family’ as a stand-in to offer support in clients’ lives, gaining insights along the way. Sight Unseen and Knockonwood are the production companies.

Hikari directed episodes of the Netflix show Beef and HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice as well as 2019 Berlinale Panorama audience award (fiction) winner 37 Seconds. Sheco-wrote the screenplay with Stephen Blahut.

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro used a sold-out 25th-anniversary screening of Meet the Parents at this year’s Tribeca Festival to confirm that the long-rumored fourth film in the franchise is formally under way.

Speaking on stage, De Niro told the audience the new script “is really good,” adding that slipping back into ex-CIA patriarch Jack Byrnes “felt immediate”. Stiller echoed the enthusiasm and said pop star Ariana Grande, newly cast as the formidable fiancée of Greg and Pam’s adult son, is “the whole engine of the movie”.

Universal Pictures has set 25 November 2026 for the release and retained writer-producer John Hamburg—who penned the first three entries—to direct for the first time. Original players Blythe Danner and Teri Polo will join Stiller and De Niro, while Owen Wilson returns as eternally upbeat rival Kevin Rawley. Jay Roach, director of the initial two installments, shifts to a...

Casting for Meet the Parents 4 is well underway, with Owen Wilson the latest star to rejoin the franchise with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Teri Polo in the upcoming film that also has Ariana Grande on board.

But why was this the right time to revisit Meet the Parents? Stiller explained after a recent 25th anniversary screening of the original film at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.

“I think what spurred the idea was that at this point in time, I’m the age that Bob [De Niro] was when we did the first movie,” he said. “And there was this sort of mirror to the first film in terms of the fact that my kids are grown. And, yeah, that my kid, one of my kids, is thinking about introducing his person to the family.”

Stiller, De Niro and Polo, who reunited with original director Jay Roach, who’s set to produce the fourth film,...

Owen Wilson has re-entered the “circle of trust,” signing on to reprise his scene-stealing role as Kevin Rawley in Universal Pictures’ forthcoming “Meet the Parents 4.” The studio says Wilson will join Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro when the family comedy reaches theatres on 25 November 2026.

Wilson’s deal follows pop superstar Ariana Grande’s addition to the ensemble. During a “Today” appearance marking the original film’s 25th anniversary, Stiller called Grande “the whole engine of the new movie” and teased musical scenes that will have De Niro singing alongside her. Grande, fresh from an Oscar-nominated turn in “Wicked,” is expected to play the assertive fiancée of Greg and Pam Focker’s now-grown son.

Franchise veteran John Hamburg—co-writer of all three previous installments—will direct from his own screenplay and produce with Stiller, De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, John Lesher and original helmer Jay Roach. Universal will release the...

Owen Wilson is set to return to a role fans loved in the upcoming Meet the Parents 4. The actor will join Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, who are also coming back for the new film. Teri Polo, known for playing Stiller’s wife in the previous movies, will reprise her role as well. What’s grabbing attention is the addition of pop star Ariana Grande to the cast.

Universal Pictures is producing the film, which is scheduled for release on November 25, 2026. For international audiences, Paramount Pictures will handle distribution. John Hamburg, who was involved in writing the earlier movies, is returning as the writer and director. He is also one of the producers.

The Meet the Parents series began in 2000 and followed Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) as he tried to impress his girlfriend’s intimidating father, played by De Niro. The sequels expanded the story, adding more family members...

Owen Wilson is stepping back into one of his most popular roles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s returning for Meet the Parents 4, the next chapter in the well-known comedy series.

He’ll be joining Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, who are also coming back for the new film. Teri Polo, who played Stiller’s wife in the earlier movies, is returning too. The big surprise this time? Pop star Ariana Grande is joining the cast.

The new movie is coming from Universal Pictures and is set to hit theaters on November 25, 2026. Paramount Pictures will be handling international release. John Hamburg, who helped write the earlier movies, is back as writer and director. He’s also working behind the scenes as one of the producers.

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The Meet the Parents series started in 2000. The first movie introduced us to Greg Focker,...

Owen Wilson will be back for the new Meet the Parents movie!

On Friday (June 20), The Hollywood Reporter announced that the 56-year-old actor will be reprising his role as Kevin Rawley in the upcoming fourth installment of the comedy movie franchise reuniting with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.

It was previously announced that Ariana Grande is joining the cast for the new movie. Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are also both expected to return.

Keep reading to find out more…In 2000′s Meet the Parents, Owen played the ex-boyfriend of Teri‘s character. He’s super wealthy, loved by her parents, and has many talents, including carpentry. He reprised the role in 2004 sequel Meet the Fockers and the third movie Little Fockers, which was released in 2010.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote the the first three movies, wrote the screenplay for the new movie and is also set to direct. Jay Roach,...

Meet Owen Wilson — again. The “Stick” and “Loki” actor joins fellow returning cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Teri Polo, along with franchise newcomer Ariana Grande in this next installment.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and is set to direct the film. Hamburg also directed the last two episodes of Wilson’s latest TV series “Stick.” Universal will release the film theatrically on Nov. 25, 2026. Paramount Pictures will co-produce and distribute internationally.

Plot details for the fourth installment are being kept under wraps, but, in a recent Variety cover story, producer Jane Rosenthal teased that “Stiller is now the same age that [De Niro] was when we did the first one, and his kids have grown up, and they have to come home and meet the parents.”

“Meet the Parents” was critically acclaimed upon its release and grossed over $330 million at the global box office,...

Another key cast member from Meet the Parents is returning for the new sequel. After appearing in all three previous installments, Owen Wilson has joined the cast of the upcoming untitled fourth movie in the fan-favorite comedy franchise.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Wilson has boarded the untitled Meet the Parents 4, where he will reprise his franchise role as Kevin Rawley, the wealthy ex-fiancé of Pam Byrnes. Wilson is now the fifth franchise alum to join Meet the Parents 4, after Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo, who are back as Greg Focker, Jack Byrnes, Dina Byrnes, and Pam Byrnes Focker, respectively. Besides the five returning stars, the only other actor attached to the new Meet the Parents at this time is Ariana Grande, who is fresh off getting an Oscar nomination for her performance as Galinda in 2024's Wicked.

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There’s a new Focker in the family — and a familiar face is back to welcome the chaos. Owen Wilson is officially returning to Universal’s Meet the Parents franchise, rejoining Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Teri Polo for the long-awaited fourth installment, now slated to release on November 25, 2026.

Wilson, who stole scenes in the original 2000 comedy as Kevin Rawley, the absurdly perfect ex-boyfriend of Pam (Polo) with a penchant for carpentry and tiny Speedos on tap, is back in the fold. His character — a charming, spiritually enlightened, insufferable rich guy — became a fan-favorite and returned for both Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010). Now, 14 years later, Kevin is back for more family madness.

The announcement of the sequel follows a 25th anniversary reunion for Meet the Parents at the Tribeca Festival on June 7. Speaking after a special screening, Stiller revealed that the inspiration for the fourth film came...

We’ve confirmed that Owen Wilson is returning for Meet the Parents 4 opposite Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo and new castmember Ariana Grande.

Wilson played Kevin Rawley in the series, the ex-fiancé of Polo’s Pam. Fair to say that Stiller’s Greg, who is looking to get the approval of Pam’s rigid father, Jack Byrnes, (De Niro), is a bit jealous of Kevin. Kevin becomes a nuisance and Jack loves to throw Kevin up into Greg’s face. Wilson’s Kevin is wealthy, and a guy of all trades, including being a carpenter.

While the plot is underwraps, THR says that one plot point centers around the song of Greg and Pam, “who gets engaged to a ball-busting woman who seems all wrong for him.” Grande is the fiancée.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and is set to helm.

Just as news of a fourth Meet the Parents movie heats up, the original will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a new 4K Blu-ray physical media release from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The company also recently announced a similar release for the 30th Anniversary of Casper. It looks as if they are dedicating the same kind of attention to the Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro comedy that comes from Austin Powers director Jay Roach. According to Blu-ray.com, the new 4K remaster is due to hit retailers later this summer on August 12.

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“Male nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is all set to propose to his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), during a weekend at her parents’ home. But there’s a catch: Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), Pam’s intimidating, cat-loving, ex-CIA father, takes an immediate dislike to his daughter’s truth-bending beau. Soon, a hilarious...

Disney leaned into 100 years of brand heritage at its CineEurope slate presentation on Wednesday afternoon (June 18), with an array of titles that offer “magic, wonder and joy,” in the words of Andrew Cripps, head of theatrical distribution.

The distribution boss also placed the presentation in the context of “immersive experiences” that “bring imagination to life”.

With new titles from all seven Disney brands – Disney, Pixar, Walt Disney Studios Animation, Marvel, 20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm and Searchlight Pictures – the studio offers a slate with a “regular 12-month cadence”, and films that play “exclusively on the big screen, longer than any of...

We've already seen some of the most anticipated movies of 2025, such as "Thunderbolts*" and "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," as well as unexpected blockbusters like "Sinners" and "Mickey 17." There's still a lot more great films to come as of this writing, some of which feature the theatrical returns of auteur directors like Spike Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson. However, you may not know that some of these highly-anticipated projects are actually inspired by books.

If you're one of the many people who believe that the movie is never better than the book it's based on, you're in luck. These 12 incredible books can be read months before they debut as major motion pictures, so you can later go watch the movie and see how it stacks up compared to the source material. From great books that Hollywood has needed to adapt into movies for a long time, to remakes of previous classic book adaptations,...

Paramount has come on board to co-produce Meet the Parents 4 with Universal, and will handle international distribution on the latest entry in the $1 billion-plus grossing franchise. Universal has domestic. The film is set to roll out from November 25, 2026.

Paramount President of International Theatrical Distribution, Mark Viane, confirmed the news during the studio’s presentation at CineEurope today in Barcelona.

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are reprising their roles from the previous movies while Ariana Grande also recently joined the film that’s being directed by John Hamburg. Hamburg, who co-wrote the three previous Meet the Parents movies, is also penning this script.

The original cast earlier this month celebrated the franchise’s 25th anniversary during the Tribeca Film Festival.

Jane Rosenthal and De Niro will produce through their Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films.

Wanna feel old, Focker? Meet the Parents is turning 25 this October, and to mark the occasion, the cast — including Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Teri Polo — and director Jay Roach reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend for a Q&a after an anniversary screening of the comedy.

And while the original movie was the night's main topic, the recently announced fourth movie in the series seemed to be on everyone's mind. Last month, it was announced that Academy Award nominee Ariana Grande would be joining the cast.

"I can’t really talk too much, I guess, at this point about the movie," Stiller. "But the character [Grande is] playing is — she’s going to be really, really funny and kind of the whole engine of the new movie. So it's exciting."

"The script is really fun," De Niro said. "I'm looking forward to it."

"I fell in love with that script,...

Robert De Niro, the Hollywood icon and star of classic films like The Godfather Part II and Taxi Driver, has recently addressed his reprisal as Jack Byrnes in the upcoming sequel to the classic 2000s comedy, Meet the Parents. During a recent screening of the original to celebrate its 25th anniversary, De Niro teased the revival of the Focker franchise, noting that the film is coming along nicely and that he's "looking forward to it."

Per Deadline, De Niro joined director Jay Roach and co-stars Teri Polo and Ben Stiller for the 25th anniversary screening of Meet the Parents. After the screening, they participated in a Q&a session where they offered details about the sequel, which recently added Wicked star Ariana Grande to its cast in an undisclosed role. When asked about the upcoming movie, De Niro, much like his retired CIA agent character, remained coy, and simply said...

Maybe you can’t milk Robert De Niro, but you can absolutely milk a franchise. That’s pretty much what happened with 2000’s Meet the Parents, which, with its $161 million domestic haul, was one of the year’s biggest movies. Not surprisingly, it birthed a sequel a few years later, and then for some reason a third in 2010. Fifteen years might seem like an odd time to bring the Fockers back, but with nostalgia for the era raging, it actually makes sense. And if star Robert De Niro is to be believed, the script is one that will have audiences lining the fock up.

Meet the Parents was given a 25th anniversary screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where De Niro joined director Jay Roach and co-star Ben Stiller for a packed Q&a. It was here that De Niro assured attendees that the script for the fourth...

25 years ago, Ben Stiller appeared alongside Robert De Niro as two of the stars of the original Meet the Parents movie. Ahead of a fourth installment of the franchise, the two reunited to reflect on the film in a new interview at Manhattan's Tribeca Performing Arts Center for this year's Tribeca Festival.

Per Variety, the film was screened before Stiller and De Niro participated in a Q&a session with attendees. Stiller said at the event that it was "so much fun to hear laughter in a theater with comedy that's 25 years old," adding that the film "still works." While he appreciates that fans continue to enjoy the movie, however, Stiller also admitted that he's never thrilled when people in public refer to him by his character's name — particularly, his last name.

“When someone yells ‘Focker!’ on the street, it doesn’t necessarily feel respectful,” Stiller said.

When someone yells ‘Focker!

It’s a Focker-Byrnes reunion!

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo and director Jay Roach gathered for the 25th anniversary of “Meet the Parents,” a comedy of errors about male nurse Greg Focker (Stiller) who endures a lot of painfully awkward hijinx while visiting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. De Niro plays Polo’s character’s father Greg Byrnes, a cat-loving retired CIA agent who rules with a well meaning (maybe?) but iron fist. They reunited at Manhattan’s Tribeca Performing Arts Center as part of this year’s Tribeca Festival, which was co-founded by De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in 2002.

“It’s so much fun to hear laughter in a theater with comedy that’s 25 years old,” Stiller said during the Q&a after the screening. “It still works.”

Though a quarter century has passed since “Meet the Parents,” Stiller finds that audiences continue to associate him with Greg Focker.

Jay Roach and the Meet The Parents gang promised a topping great screenplay for the next edition, the franchise’s 4th, which recently set Ariana Grande along with original cast and announced John Hamburg is directing.

“The script is really good,” said De Niro after a screening of the 2020 hit where he famously flexed his comedy cops as Jack Byrnes, human lie detector and CIA dad hazing his daughter’s fiancé – played by Teri Polo and Ben Stiller. “I’m looking forward to it,” he said.

The audience is too, repeatedly cracking up during a 25th anniversary screening and reunion Q&a at the Tribeca Festival Saturday.

Asked to spill a little about the upcoming film, Stiller mused, “I don’t know. I don’t know what we can say. We can I probably tell you the whole plot?” He didn’t.

Roach who directed the original and will produce,...

On the heels of a well-received world premiere for Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest at the Cannes Film Festival, producer Jason Michael Berman and his newly launched A/Vantage Pictures have solidified the company’s ranks.

Jordan Moldo, who worked with Berman at Mandalay Pictures, has assumed the post of executive vp and he’ll be charged with using his skills in creative development and packaging to build out the company’s film and TV strategies across its outposts in Los Angeles, New York and Boulder. The A/Vantage Pictures roster also includes Matthew Lindner who joined as partner and vp, Mike Downing, another Mandalay vet, as director of development and Tori Kotsen as coordinator, the latter of whom joined from Lionsgate.

Team A/Vantage Pictures: Jordan Moldo, Jason Michael Berman, Tori Kotsen and Mike Downing. (Photo credit: Jay Lawrence Goldman)

“This team reflects the company we’re building at A/Vantage,...

Some things just make sense together: peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers, Jason Momoa and Andy Samberg. That last one is, of course, a new addition to the snack cabinet, as the actors have recently sold their two-hander action comedy film to Netflix. In what was a reportedly "highly competitive" situation, the A Minecraft Movie and Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars are slated to star in an as-yet-untitled film, bringing together two very different, but complementary, flavors of comedic timing.

In a report exclusively reported by Deadline, we were only given a scant few details about a film that already feels rife with potential given the players involved. Though there is no director attached, the film will be written by Saturday Night Live alums Rob Klein and John Solomon. Between the two of them, Klein and Solomon have been nominated 19 times for Emmy Awards. What we do know is that the...

Jason Momoa and Andy Samberg are making a movie for Netflix. The streamer has emerged victorious from a recent bidding war for an untitled action comedy starring the two fan-favorite actors.

According to Deadline, multiple studios and streamers were trying to land the untitled two-hander action comedy, with Netflix ultimately having the best offer. While plot details remain heavily under wraps, it has been divulged that the movie will be set in Momoa's native Hawaii. Samberg’s Party Over Here and Momoa’s On The Roam will produce the movie, which marks the first time the actors have worked together. The script will be written by Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live alums Rob Klein and John Solomon. No director is attached at this time.

Momoa is best known for playing the DC Extended Universe superhero Aquaman in multiple movies, including two solo films released in 2018 and 2023. His other notable film credits...

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In a highly competitive situation, involving offers from both studios and streamers, Netflix has landed the pitch for a two-hander action comedy to star A Minecraft Movie‘s Jason Momoa and SNL alum Andy Samberg.

We hear the currently untitled film is set in Momoa’s native Hawaii, though further details as to the plot are under wraps. Samberg’s Party Over Here and Momoa’s On The Roam will produce. The script will be written by a pair of highly decorated SNL alums: 11x Emmy nominee Rob Klein and eight-time nominee John Solomon. No word yet on who will direct.

Momoa is riding high on the success of A Minecraft Movie, the Warner Bros/Legendary film which secured the biggest opening ever for a video game adaptation, breathing life into the global box office with a worldwide gross exceeding $948 million.

Ncuti Gatwa is exiting the Tardis.

In the climax of Saturday’s Finale of “Doctor Who” Series 15, Gatwa’s Doctor regenerates into Billie Piper, who previously played companion Rose Tyler in Series 1 (2005) and Series 2 (2006). She also made a brief appearance as Rose Tyler in Series 4 (2008) and was in the “Doctor Who” 50th anniversary special in 2013.

At the end of the episode (per BBC), a credit reads, “Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. And introducing Billie Piper.”

Although it appears as such, it is not technically confirmed that Piper will be the next Doctor. In a statement shared with the BBC, Piper said fans will have to wait a bit longer to find out what her return means for the series.

Piper said in the statement, “It’s no secret how much I love this show, and I have always said I would love to return to...

“Wicked” star Ariana Grande has lined up her next film project.

The pop star and actress has joined the cast of “Meet the Parents 4.” She will star in the forthcoming comedy opposite returning franchise stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. “I Love You, Man” filmmaker John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three previous “Meet the Parents” films, is set to write and direct the sequel.

In addition to Stiller and De Niro, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo are expected to reprise their “Meet the Parents” roles in the new film as well.

This news came less than a year after Grande received critical acclaim and a 2025 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in 2024’s “Wicked.” Grande, whose career has always consisted of both acting and music work, joins “Meet the Parents 4” as her first post-“Wicked” screen role.

Ariana Grande has booked her next movie role!

On Friday (May 30), it was announced that the 31-year-old Wicked actress and singer will be starring alongside Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in the fourth installment of Universal’s comedy movie franchise Meet the Parents, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Keep reading to find out more…Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, who also starred in the first three movies, are expected to return for the new movie, but sources say they haven’t closed their deals yet.

Meet the Parents was released in 2000 while the sequel Meet the Fockers was released in 2004. Then in 2010, the third movie Little Fockers hit theaters.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote the the first three movies, wrote the screenplay for the new movie and is also set to direct. Jay Roach, who directed all three prior movies, is now one of the producers.

While plot details are being kept under wraps,...

She’s going to be Fock-ular? Ariana Grande in her first post-“Wicked” and post-Oscar nomination role has joined the cast of “Meet the Parents 4” at Universal, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Grande joins Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, who are returning to the long-running comedy franchise, and Universal has also now set a release date for the film on November 25, 2026, or Thanksgiving week 2026.

John Hamburg, the co-writer of the first three “Meet the Parents” films, wrote the screenplay for “Meet the Parents 4” and will direct the film. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, and the film is officially still untitled.

Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, who also starred in the original trilogy of movies, are also expected to return for the fourth film.

With a collective $1.13 billion at the box office, the “Meet the Parents” movies date back to 2000 with...

Ariana Grande has found her next movie role — starring opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in Universal’s “Meet the Parents 4.”

Fresh off her Academy Award-nominated performance as Glinda in “Wicked,” Grande continues her relationship with the studio by joining one of its most successful franchises. The “Meet the Parents” movies — the 2000 original film and its sequels “Meet the Fockers” and “Little Fockers” — have accumulated $1.13 billion in global box office.

Plot details for the fourth installment are being kept under wraps, but, in this week’s Variety cover story, producer Jane Rosenthal teased that “Stiller is now the same age that [De Niro] was when we did the first one, and his kids have grown up, and they have to come home and meet the parents.”

John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and is set to direct the film. Universal will release the film theatrically on Nov.

Meet the Parents premiered over two decades ago, but the franchise continues, with a new fourth film in the works. With the film still in early development, the cast has added a Wicked star.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Ariana Grande has lined up her next role after Wicked. The worldwide pop star played Glinda in the two-part adaptation of the beloved Broadway stage musical, and the first part also culminated with Grande receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The singer and actress has been rumored to continue her career in acting, and she is set to switch to comedy in Universal's Meet the Parents 4.

The Meet the Parents film series premiered in 2000, followed by 2004's Meet the Fockers and 2010's Little Fockers. The 2000 film was a remake of the 1992 film Meet the Parents, directed by Greg Glienna. Conversations about a new entry in the series...

Following the success of Wicked Part 1, Ariana Grande and Universal have found their next project to team on. And its another huge IP for the studio. Sources tell Deadline that the Oscar nominee and Grammy winner is set to join the cast of the next installment in the Meet the Parents franchise. Sources also tell Deadline that film will bow on November 25, 2026.

John Hamburg is directing, with the original cast including Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner returning to star. Hamburg, who co-wrote the three previous Meet the Parents movies, is also penning this script.

Plot details are being kept inside the circle of trust as are details behind who Grande will play. Jane Rosenthal and De Niro will produce through their Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures.

Months after earning an Oscar nomination for her performance in Wicked, worldwide pop star Ariana Grande has finally found her next movie.

The Grammy winning singer is set to join Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in the newest installment of Universal’s comedy movies series, Meet the Parents.

Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, who also starred in the initial trio of movies that were released over the course of the first decade of the 2000s, are expected to return although those deals have yet to close, according to sources.

John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay for the new feature and is set to direct. Universal has dated the film for Nov. 25, 2026. (Jay Roach, who directed the first three, is now one of the producers.)

The conceit of the first movie was simple: the universal life event of having your future father-in-law give his blessing to a marriage proposal.

Exclusive: Deal points still are being worked out, but Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Nathan Kahane is expected to leave his post by end of the year when his contract expires, transitioning to a producing deal with the studio, sources familiar with the situation tell Deadline.

Reps for Lionsgate declined to comment. Sources said that when the transition has been completed, Erin Westerman is expected to take over all studio production under studio chair Adam Fogelson, moving up from her post as President of Motion Picture Production.

While sources say Kahane would be focused on producing going forward, rumblings began last week about him potentially landing at another company. One of those rumored potential spots was The Initial Group, which is a Tpg-backed global entertainment company, but sources on both sides have said there is no deal for Kahane to join the group and producing is still his focus for the future.

A fourth Meet the Parents movie is on the way. While Universal is keeping details about the sequel a closely guarded secret, franchise producer Jane Rosenthal has opened up a bit about what fans can expect from the new movie.

In an interview with Variety, Rosenthal shared that there had always been talks about doing another Meet the Parents ever since the release of the third installment, 2010's Little Fockers. While she didn't divulge much about the sequel's story, she did note an interesting parallel between the new movie and the original classic from 2000. "Ben Stiller is now the same age that Bob was when we did the first one, and his kids have grown up, and they have to come home and meet the parents. I can’t disclose anything else about the plot," the producer teased. As for how far along the movie is in development, Rosenthal joked,...

In collaboration with Los Angeles’ American Cinematheque, New York’s Paris Theater will be presenting the second annual “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair” from June 8 to June 14. This beloved film series embraces the darker side of cinema with empathy, introspection, and unflinching honesty.

The series features a stellar lineup of special guests for post-screening conversations:

Kathleen Turner will be present for a screening of the dark comedy “The War of the Roses” (1989), which has recently been remade by Jay Roach starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. John Turturro discusses “Miller’s Crossing” (1990), one of his standout collaborations with the Coen Brothers. Writer/Director Kenneth Lonergan returns to the Paris for a Q&a following “Manchester by the Sea” (2016), starring Academy Award-winner Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges. Hot off their success with “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, joined by actor Daniel London, will discuss their work on “Vox Lux” (2018). Closing the series,...