Focker In-Law

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.

Focker In-Law
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Directed by	John Hamburg
Screenplay by	John Hamburg
Based on	Characters by Greg Glienna Mary Ruth Clarke
Produced by	Jane Rosenthal Robert De Niro Jay Roach Ben Stiller John Lesher John Hamburg
Starring	Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Blythe Danner Teri Polo Ariana Grande Skyler Gisondo Beanie Feldstein
Production companies	Tribeca Enterprises Red Hour Productions Delirious Media Particular Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States) Paramount Pictures (International)
Release date	November 25, 2026 (2026-11-25)
Country	United States
Language	English

The film is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2026.

Cast

• 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

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]

Principal photography began in New York City on August 18, 2025, and is expected to last until November 4.^[8][9]

Release

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]