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Meet the Parents 4 Director Revealed (& It’s Good News for Fans of the Franchise)

Progress is moving along swiftly on the fourth installment of the Meet the Parents movie series. A director for the project has been revealed, and it looks to be good news for fans of the films.

Per Deadline, John Hamburg is now set to direct Meet the Parents 4. Hamburg has experience with the franchise after previously working as a co-writer for the three previous Meet the Parents films, which include the 2000 original, 2004’s Meet the Fockers, and 2010’s Little Fockers. An official title has not yet been announced for the fourth movie, but it will likely follow a similar theme as the previous titles.

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In addition to working on the Meet the Parents films, Hamburg has experience directing Stiller as the writer and director of the 2004 rom-com Along Came Polly; that movie co-starred Stiller and Jennifer Aniston. Hamburg also worked as a co-writer on 2001’s Zoolander and 2016’s Zoolander 2, both of which starred Stiller. Hamburg’s other directorial work includes the 2016 rom-com Why Him?, which was produced by Stiller, as well as the comedy movies I Love You, Man and Me Time.

Meet the Parents 4 Is Finally Happening

No plot details have yet been shared about Meet the Parents 4. What’s known is that the sequel will bring back original cast members Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner. Jane Rosenthal and De Niro are producing via Tribeca Productions, with other producers including Jay Roach via Delirious Media; Stiller and John Lesher via Red Hour Films; and Hamburg via Particular Pictures.

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2000’s Meet the Parents was directed by Jay Roach. In the movie, Stiller plays Greg Focker, a man meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time with hilariously awkward results. The comedy was a huge success, earning over $330 million at the box office and earning the Best Comedy award at the People’s Choice Awards. De Niro was also nominated for a Golden Globe, while Stiller won Best Comedic Performance at the MTV Movie Awards.

Given this success, it was only natural for a sequel to be made. That came in 2004 with Meet the Fockers, with Greg and Pam (Polo) plotting their wedding. The hook this time was that Pam’s parents were going to meet Greg’s parents, played by Dennis Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. The movie was even more successful at the box office, banking over $522 million worldwide.

Rounding out the trilogy was 2010’s Little Fockers. After having two children, Greg is still trying to once and for all earn the approval of his father-in-law in the threequel. Though it saw a drop in terms of box office revenue, the film was till a big money-maker, earning over $310 million.

Meet the Parents 4 doesn’t yet have a release date.

Source: Deadline