Ariana Grande is poised to dominate the month of November for at least another year, as the actress and singer who plays Olivia Jones in the highly anticipated fourth installment of the Meet the Parents franchise, titled Focker In-Law, announced on her Instagram on Friday that she has wrapped filming on the John Hamburg-directed comedy for Universal. The movie is set for release on November 25, 2026. "These past few months have been so incredibly special," she wrote in the post's caption, accompanied by several behind-the-scenes photos from set. "I love my Fockers and my Byrnes...so, so very much, I will miss this bunch terribly. See you next November!" The images include her hugging Ben Stiller, who returns as Greg Focker, as well as a photo of her and Beanie Feldstein.
Other actors returning for Focker In-Law include Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner, with Skyler Gisondo also joining the cast. Hamburg also wrote the screenplay for the new installment. While most plot details remain under wraps, The Hollywood Reporter previously revealed that one plot point centers on Stiller and Polo's characters' son, who gets engaged to a ball-busting woman who seems all wrong for him. Sources also told THR that Grande will play the fiancée.
The first three films in the Meet the Parents franchise were box office hits, grossing over $1.13 billion worldwide in total. The original 2000 film follows Stiller's Greg Focker, who is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam (Polo). But before he can ask the big question, he must win over her intimidating father, former CIA agent Jack Byrnes (De Niro), at Pam's sister's wedding. Last November, Grande was busy on the press tour for Wicked, where she stars opposite Cynthia Erivo in the Jon M. Chu-directed pic. Her performance also earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Now, she's about to kick off promotion for the second film in the Wicked franchise, Wicked: For Good, which hits theaters on November 21.
