The stars of the Fockers films are together again. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson walked the red carpet at the premiere of their new film, Focker-in-Law, on Wednesday night, 11 November, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, according to JustJared. The premiere brought the original cast back together for the fourth film in the series that began with Meet the Parents in 2000.
Fellow returning cast members at the premiere included Teri Polo and Blythe Danner, according to JustJared, along with newcomers Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein and Eduardo Franco. Ariana Grande was also at the premiere, making her red carpet debut with her on-again boyfriend Ricky Alvarez. The film arrives in cinemas on 25 November.
Grande plays Olivia Jones, a life coach and former FBI hostage negotiator and the girlfriend of Henry Focker, played by Skyler Gisondo, according to Billboard. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about joining the cast, Grande said: "So it was very surreal." The film is the fourth instalment in the Meet the Parents franchise, which has followed Greg Focker's uneasy relationship with his father-in-law, played by De Niro, since the first film in 2000.
The premiere comes as Grande returns to public appearances after announcing a break from public life earlier this year. Her appearance at the Beacon Theatre drew photographers and fans, and the cast posed together on the red carpet before the screening.
Focker-in-Law is the first new film in the series in 16 years, following Little Fockers in 2010, and it puts the focus on the next generation, with Henry Focker now grown up and introducing his own girlfriend to the family. The series began with Meet the Parents in 2000, continued with Meet the Fockers in 2004, and has followed Greg Focker's uneasy relationship with his father-in-law Jack Byrnes, played by De Niro, throughout. Stiller and De Niro have anchored all four films, with Wilson returning as Kevin Rawley, Greg's wealthy former rival.
The film opens in theatres on 25 November, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the United States.