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The two-part box office phenomenon of “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” established Ariana Grande as a bona fide movie star, and fans won’t have to wait long to see her on the big screen again. The singer and actress is lending her comedic talents to “Focker In-Law,” the upcoming fourth entry in the “Meet the Parents” franchise, which is set to hit theaters this Thanksgiving.
The new film, which is both written and directed by the franchise’s longtime screenwriter John Hamburg, sees Grande play Olivia Jones, the fiancé of Pam and Greg Focker’s son who now has to endure the tribulations of meeting the parents (and grandparents) before joining the family. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner all return to reprise their roles from the original films, with newcomers Skyler Gisondo and Beanie Feldstein also joining the cast as the older versions of Henry and Samantha Focker.
The trailer shows Grande getting a lie detector test from De Niro, and we learn that while Stiller is uncertain if Grande is good enough for his son, De Niro instantly warms to her and finds out that Grande was also in the FBI, leading Stiller to not be able to trust her.
Universal gave audiences their first look at the film during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday night. Ben Stiller joked that when the original “Meet the Parents” came out, they had a very calculated plan to release four movies, with the fourth film 15 years apart from the third, just as they intended, and he said he’ll see us again in another 15 years for “Project Hail Focker.”
“Focker In-Law” marks the fourth entry in the franchise that began with “Meet the Parents” in 2000. Subsequent sequels have included 2004’s “Meet the Fockers” and 2010’s “Little Fockers.”
A Universal release, “Focker In-Law” opens in theaters on Friday, November 25. Watch the trailer below.
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