Proving that in-law battle is a battle that may by no means die, a fourth Meet the Parents film is outwardly within the works — and a few of its key stars are probably coming again for it.
Deadline reported on Tuesday that Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner are all in early talks to return for the sequel, with De Niro among the many producers. Josh Hamburg, who co-wrote all of the Meet the Parents films, is ready to jot down the screenplay. A director has not but been revealed.
The 2000 unique adopted Stiller’s character, Greg Focker, on a visit to satisfy his girlfriend Pam’s (Polo) household, along with her father (De Niro) being significantly over-protective of her — particularly as Focker makes a collection of well-intentioned however hapless errors. It proved to be an enormous success, garnering constructive opinions, grossing $330 million worldwide, and spawning two sequels.
Meet the Fockers arrived in 2004, specializing in the opposite facet of the household, whereas Little Fockers launched in 2010, following the central household after they’d youngsters. While each films did properly on the field workplace, every grossing greater than $300 million worldwide, they acquired combined opinions and Little Fockers specifically was panned by critics.
Still, as Variety factors out, the three Meet the Parents films have grossed $1.13 billion collectively, a tough determine to disregard in a Hollywood atmosphere that continues to financial institution on nostalgia. Stiller himself is hooked up to a different a type of extra nostalgic upcoming initiatives: the lately confirmed Happy Gilmore 2.
For extra, try IGN’s evaluate of Meet the Parents, the place we gave it an 8/10 greater than twenty years in the past.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you could find her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.
