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Meet The Parents 3 (Little Fockers) Moving Forward Without Director
The original “Meet the Parents” was one of those comedies that you thought could be cute, but then ends up being flat out hilarious. I just loved that movie and for me it ranks up there amongst my favorite Ben Stiller films. Robert Di Nero showed he does indeed have some comedic chops and the whole thing just hit note after note as far as I’m concerned.
However, the sequel curse struck a harsh blow as the much anticipated follow up, “Meet the Fockers” just completely suked. Seems like any comedy sequel Di Nero tries to do is doomed (Analyze This = Awesome. Analyze That = puke).
Oh sure, the film had Dustin Hoffman, which is always a good thing, but the character and dialog they gave him were eye rollingly horrible and even he couldn’t save it. It was just a terrible, terrible film. So you’d think they’d just leave well enough alone and end the franchise right? Wrong.
We’ve known for some time that the studio had ideas about doing Little Fockers, but things had been quite for a while and hope sprang anew that maybe the project was killed. No such luck. They’re still moving forward… and it looks like they need a new director too. The good folks over at ComingSoon give us this:
Jay Roach, who directed the first two films and had been loosely attached to direct this one, will not helm the film. He is instead concentrating on Dinner for Schmucks for DreamWorks and Parkes/Bowles and only will produce “Fockers.” Producers instead are out to a handful of top comedy directors (including Paul Weitz, David Wain, and Peyton Reed) and hope to close a deal imminently for shooting to start as early as summer or fall. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are in negotiations to star in Little Fockers, which is expected to revolve around the children of Stiller and Teri Polo, who plays his wife.
Oh good… not only are they beating a dead horse into glue… they’re going to focus the movie on kids! Yay!
Well… at least this movie is set up nicely to be a pleasant surprise, because my expectations can’t be any lower. What about you? Do you have hope for Little Fockers?
This will not be good, my hope is at zero percent. When they ruined the second, they now want to ruin another, oh great. Btw John, how goes “The Anniversary”?
i agree, but i did enjoy hte second but first one will always be the best
Ben stiller needs to not go back to the well so to speak and Di Nero Needs Better Newer Roles or freakin stardust 2 lol PS. he is awesome in that movie
I saw the Meet the Fockers instead of Life Aquatic…I still get made fun of for the choice, please don’t make a 3rd.
WHY?!?!?!?! I dont have any hope for a movie with Robert De Niro that is going to revovle around kids.
Next thing you know AL Pacino is in daddy day care 3
or maybe he will do a remake of Kindergarten Cop lol
Better him in a movie with kids than a fake punk rapstar that goes by the name 50 cent.
I hope Freaking McG isn’t going to direct
This reminds me of the 3rd Look Whos Talking film being based on the dogs.
Little Fockers? HAHAHA! Too funny!
i cant wait for rocky 8 when Stallone has 12 kinds and lisp
I friggin hate movies that feature kids, or cater toward that group.
Just sayin.
If the kids are cussing, smoking and fighting it’s not so bad.
AMEN
“Robert Di Nero showed he does indeed have some comedic chops”
De Niro showed his chops long before Meet the Parents in a film called Midnight Run. One of the best buddy films of all time.
YES! I couldn’t agree more! Midnight Run is not only one of the best buddy films of all time, but also one of the best road trip movies of all time.
Robert “Di Nero”? Really?
Crap…sounds like utter crap. I’m picturing ‘Daddy Day Care’…with a Caucasian lead actor.
Well I don’t have a lot of hope for this film, but I must disagree whole heartedly with your assessment of Meet the Fockers. I thought it was every bit as good or better than the original.
I thought both movies were rather funny and I am looking forward to seeing the third. The first was funnier just because it was fresh but from a writer’s standpoint they both had laughs
Both these films are absolutely hilarious! I LOVED ‘Meet the Fockers’ especially. It had the road trip (always good), plus a sunny Florida setting which just made me feel great. And all actors were spot-on funny. I can’t wait for the third! Bring on the focker kids!