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The Meet the parents the franchise is back and expanding, with even more of the Fockers family taking over the big screen.
Us Weekly he confirmed on Tuesday, December 10 that Robert De Niro, Ben StillerTerry Polo and Blythe Danner are in early negotiations for another movie in development at Universal Pictures.
While the plot is currently under wraps, John Hamburg is set to return to write the script. (Hamburg co-wrote all three previous films: Meet the parents, meet the Fokkers and Little Fockers.)
The director has yet to be announced, but Jane Rosenthal and De Niro will return to produce the film through Tribeca Productions and together Jay Roach, who directed the first two films and produced the previous three through Delirious Media.
Stiller and John Lesher they are also set to produce through Red Hour Films. Executive Vice President for Production Development Matt Reilly and director of production development Jacqueline Garell they are scheduled to oversee the project for the studio. (Deadline was the first to report the news.)
In OG, Stiller played Greg Focker, a nurse traveling with his girlfriend, Pam (Polo), to his sister’s wedding. While there, Greg meets Pam’s parents Jack (De Niro) and Dina (Denner) for the first time and hopes to get their stamp of approval. before suggesting to Pam. Much to Greg’s dismay, his relationship with Jack gets off to a rocky start.
Throughout the franchise, viewers meet Pam’s ex-boyfriend Kevin (Owen Wilson) and Greg’s parents, dad Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) and Mom Roz (Barbra Streisand). (It is unclear whether he will return for another installment Meet the parents franchise.)
Critically acclaimed Meet the parents grossed over $330 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film in the world in 2000. Sequels Meet the Fokkers and Little Fockers had similar success, culminating in a franchise total of over $1.13 billion globally.
Years after the release of the first filmStiller reflected on the hurdles the franchise had to go through to ensure the film didn’t get an R rating.
“Is it true that the Motion Picture Association wouldn’t allow the name Focker unless the filmmakers could prove that someone with that last name actually existed?” host Sean Evans Stiller asked during a Dec. 5 appearance Hot Ones. Stiller replied, “Oh, I think that’s true, yes.
Stiller explained that his last name in the film was too similar to swearing. “Because it was PG-13, I think. And they thought it was too close…” he said.
After Evans asked if they should provide a photocopy of someone’s driver’s license with their last name on it, Stiller replied, “I don’t understand how that works legally, honestly, but something like that happened.”