In the beginning, there was "Meet the Parents." Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro clashed comedic wits on the big screen, and it was good. In the second installment, "Meet the Fockers," the Stiller/De Niro powerhouse shared their screen time with the elder Fockers, the parents of Stiller's character Gaylord, played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. Gaylord's met his in-laws and introduced said in-laws to the elder Fockers. What does that leave?
"Little Fockers"!! We've known for awhile that the Focker-spawn will be the next members of Stiller's growing fictional family to hit the big screen. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" director Paul Weitz will helm it and the key cast members will return. But the latest news? Jessica Alba.
The actress is currently negotiating for a small yet vital role in "Little Fockers," according to The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz Blog. She would play "an attractive pharmaceutical rep whose looks wreak havoc on male characters in the story."
That's really all the news there is to report right now. Production is supposed to get underway in the next few months, and a 2010 release is possible. There's certainly more information out there, but as writer John Hamburg told MTV's Eric Ditzian recently, "Anything else, you’re going to have to talk to De Niro. I have to run everything through him! Other stuff in life, too, shopping lists…"
Alba in "Little Fockers"? Yay or nay?
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