Robert De Niro has confirmed that he’s returning for Meet the Dad and mom 4, reprising his beloved function because the no-nonsense Jack Byrnes. The Oscar-winning actor appeared on Wednesday’s episode of The View, the place he was grilled by host Sara Haines on whether or not he was concerned with the reported fourth installment of the Meet the Dad and mom franchise (video beneath). De Niro did not must be hooked as much as a lie detector, as he gave a really frank response to the query, confirming that “sure” he could be again on our screens for the upcoming sequel.
A remake of a 1992 impartial movie of the identical identify, Meet the Dad and mom grew to become one of many highest-grossing motion pictures of the 12 months when it was launched in 2000, incomes $330.4 million on the worldwide field workplace, and spawned two sequels, 2004’s Meet the Fockers and 2010’s Little Fockers. It appears that there’s extra milking (and hopefully not of the cat selection) of the franchise to come back, because it was reported in Dec. 2024 {that a} fourth film is in improvement, with John Hamburg, who wrote all three earlier entries, returning to write down the sequel.
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Along with De Niro, it was reported that Ben Stiller, Terri Polo, and Blythe Danner had been in talks to reprise their respective characters as Gaylord “Greg” Focker, Pam Byrnes, and Dina Byrnes. Nevertheless, Jay Roach, who helmed the earlier entries, will not be set to return because the director, however he’s staying on board as one of many film’s producers alongside De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. Plot particulars are additionally unknown and De Niro remained tight-lipped on the topic, as The View and its viewers have clearly not earned a spot in his Circle of Belief.
Will ‘Meet the Dad and mom 4’ Return to the Franchise’s Roots?
The three earlier motion pictures, which had been launched between 2000 and 2010 and are actually streaming on Netflix, collectively grossed over $1 billion on the field workplace, however Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers weren’t as effectively obtained by critics as Meet the Dad and mom. The newest sequel, particularly, was panned for its inconsistent tone, recycled jokes, and lackluster efforts, incomes it solely a 9% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, 25 years on because the unique film hit screens, the franchise has a possibility to return to its roots and convey the story full circle.
Greg and Pam’s twins, Samantha and Henry, have fun their fifth birthdays in Little Fockers, which implies we might see them, now of their 20s, flip the dynamic by bringing their vital others dwelling to “meet the mother and father.” Greg would naturally assume the overprotective father function that De Niro’s Jack had within the unique film whereas maybe additionally in search of recommendation from his father-in-law, who’s definitely adept at navigating such conditions, probably recapturing a number of the magic from the primary film. Let’s simply hope that he does not discover a cause to mud off his polygraph machine once more, although it could little doubt result in extra hilarity, very like the unique scene — which De Niro instructed GQ was his personal thought after talking to “a CIA buddy” concerning the lie detector checks they needed to conduct, resulting in one of many franchise’s funniest moments.
Supply: The View