Meet Owen Wilson — again. The “Stick” and “Loki” actor joins fellow returning cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Teri Polo, along with franchise newcomer Ariana Grande in this next installment.
John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and is set to direct the film. Hamburg also directed the last two episodes of Wilson’s latest TV series “Stick.” Universal will release the film theatrically on Nov. 25, 2026. Paramount Pictures will co-produce and distribute internationally.
Plot details for the fourth installment are being kept under wraps, but, in a recent Variety cover story, producer Jane Rosenthal teased that “Stiller is now the same age that [De Niro] was when we did the first one, and his kids have grown up, and they have to come home and meet the parents.”
“Meet the Parents” was critically acclaimed upon its release and grossed over $330 million at the global box office, becoming the seventh highest grossing film globally in 2000. Its sequels “Meet the Fockers” and “Little Fockers” were also box office successes, culminating in a total franchise gross of over $1.13 billion worldwide.
Rosenthal and De Niro will produce through Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher will produce through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures. Executive VP of production development Matt Reilly and director of production development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project for the studio.
Wilson is represented by UTA and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report Wilson’s casting.
From Variety US
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