Ariana Grande is expanding her acting career with a leading role in Meet the Parents 4, joining Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Grande, the pop star turned Wicked actress, will appear in the latest comedy sequel. Universal Pictures plans to reunite the Focker and Byrnes families on November 25, 2026.
Stiller and De Niro are returning for their fourth on-screen clash as in-laws. THR sources indicate Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, who appeared in the previous trilogy, are in negotiations to reprise their roles. Though much of the plot remains under wraps, the storyline reportedly focuses on Polo and Stiller's son becoming engaged to a strong-willed woman considered an unsuitable match. Grande is set to portray the fiancée.
Franchise veteran John Hamburg will write and direct Meet the Parents 4. Original director Jay Roach joins as producer alongside De Niro and Jane Rosenthal through Tribeca Productions. Stiller and John Lesher will produce via Red Hour Films, while Hamburg produces through Particular Pictures. Universal executives Matt Reilly and Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project.
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While renowned for her music career with seven studio albums, Grande recently released 2024's Eternal Sunshine, a 13-track album preceding her acclaimed performance in Wicked. The Wizard of Oz adaptation earned widespread critical praise and secured Grande an Oscar nomination for her supporting role as Galinda/Glinda. She will return for the sequel, Wicked: For Good, scheduled for November 21, 2025.
Discover more about upcoming 2025 releases in our film preview. Revisit our original 2000 Meet the Parents review, where we awarded the comedy an 8/10 score.
