Ben Stiller Teases Ariana Grande's Major Role in Meet the Parents Sequel
- Jay Roach, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Teri Polo reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 7 for the 25th anniversary screening of Meet the Parents.
- This reunion followed renewed interest prompted by Stiller's remark that he is now the age De Niro was during the original 2000 film, inspiring a new sequel.
- The event included teasing Meet the Parents 4, directed by John Hamburg, co-writer of the franchise, with Ariana Grande confirmed as a new cast member.
- De Niro praised the fourth film's script as "really good," while Stiller explained they needed an "organic reason" to revisit the characters' new life stages.
- The sequel, continuing Greg and Pam Focker's story with Ariana Grande playing their son's fiancée, will release on November 26, 2026, signaling the franchise's revival.
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Ben Stiller Says Ariana Grande’s Role in ‘Meet the Parents 4’ Is ‘the Whole Engine’ of Film
Ben Stiller has officially confirmed what pretty much everyone has known: Ariana Grande will indeed be part of the fourth installment of the Meet the Parents franchise next year. “I can’t really talk too much, I guess, at this point about the movie,” Stiller told The Today Show during a 25th anniversary reunion of the cast of the first film. “But the character she’s playing is — she’s going to be really, really funny and kind of the whole engi…
Ben Stiller Reveals How He Feels When People On the Street Call Him By His ‘Meet the Parents’ Character’s Name | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Teri Polo, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller reunite for a screening of Meet the Parents on Saturday (June 7) in New York City. The stars of the movie celebrated the 25th anniversary of the comedy at the Tribeca Film Festival, ahead of the upcoming fourth movie that is in the works. At the screening, they reminisced about the film, teased the fourth movie and Ben opened up about fans still associating him with his character Greg Focker. Keep readin…
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller Reunite for ‘Meet the Parents’ 25th Anniversary, Tease Fourth Film With Ariana Grande: ‘The Script Is Really Good’
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 while visiting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. De Niro plays Polo’s character’s father Greg Byrnes, […]
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