Focker In-Law
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| Directed by | John Hamburg |
| Written by | John Hamburg |
| Based on | Characters by Greg Glienna Mary Ruth Clarke |
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| Cinematography | Barry Peterson |
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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 Meet the Parents franchise, with Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein and Eduardo Franco joining the cast. Hamburg, co-writer of the previous three films, takes over as director from Paul Weitz (Weitz directed Little Fockers; Jay Roach directed Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers).
The film is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2026.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- 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 as Olivia Jones
- Skyler Gisondo as Henry Focker. Gisondo replaces Colin Baiocchi, who played Henry Focker in the previous film.
- Beanie Feldstein
- Eduardo Franco
Production
[edit | edit source]In 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] In November 2025, it was revealed that Eduardo Franco was a part of the cast.[8]
Principal photography began in New York City on August 18, 2025, and wrapped on November 1.[9][10][11]
Release
[edit | edit source]Focker In-Law is scheduled to be released in the United States by Universal Pictures on November 25, 2026, and internationally by Paramount Pictures.[3]
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External links
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- Upcoming films
- 2026 films
- 2026 comedy films
- 2020s American films
- 2020s English-language films
- American comedy films
- American sequel films
- English-language comedy films
- Films directed by John Hamburg
- Films produced by Robert De Niro
- Films produced by Ben Stiller
- Films shot in New York City
- Films with screenplays by John Hamburg
- Meet the Parents (film series)
- Paramount Pictures films
- Red Hour Productions films
- Universal Pictures films
- Upcoming English-language films
- Upcoming sequel films