Ariana Grande will be owning the month of November for at least one more year.
The actress and singer, who plays Olivia Jones in the upcoming fourth installment in the Meet the Parents franchise, titled Focker In-Law, took to her Instagram on Friday to share that she has wrapped filming on the John Hamburg-directed comedy for Universal. The movie is set for release on Nov. 25, 2026.
“These past few months have been so, so unimaginably special. i love my Fockers, and i love my Byrnes… so, so very much i will miss this bunch terribly. see you next november !” she wrote in the post’s caption.
Grande also shared several behind-the-scenes photos from set, including her hugging Ben Stiller, who returns as Greg Focker, as well as another 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 the son of Stiller and Polo’s characters, 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 more than $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 booked and 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, Wicked: For Good, which hits theaters Nov. 21.
