We’ve confirmed that Owen Wilson is returning for Meet the Parents 4 opposite Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo and new castmember Ariana Grande.
Wilson played Kevin Rawley in the series, the ex-fiancé of Polo’s Pam. Fair to say that Stiller’s Greg, who is looking to get the approval of Pam’s rigid father, Jack Byrnes, (De Niro), is a bit jealous of Kevin. Kevin becomes a nuisance and Jack loves to throw Kevin up into Greg’s face. Wilson’s Kevin is wealthy, and a guy of all trades, including being a carpenter.
While the plot is underwraps, THR says that one plot point centers around the song of Greg and Pam, “who gets engaged to a ball-busting woman who seems all wrong for him.” Grande is the fiancée.
John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and is set to helm. He also directed the last two episodes of Wilson’s latest Apple TV series Stick.
Jane Rosenthal and De Niro are producing through Tribeca Productions. Jay Roach will produce through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher are producing through Red Hour Films. Hamburg will produce through Particular Pictures.
Universal EVP of Production Development Matt Reilly and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the project for the studio.
Meet the Parents grossed over $330 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the seventh highest grossing film globally in 2000. Its sequels Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers were also box office successes, culminating in a total franchise gross of over $1.13 billion in the global box office.
It was recently announced that Paramount would co-produce and release Meet the Parents 4 overseas.
Universal Pictures will release the film wide on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.