Hoffman heads ‘Focker’ clan for ‘Parents’ sequel The actor will play Ben Stiller's fatherBy Borys Kit Hollywood Reporter Updated: 10:19 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2004LOS ANGELES - Dustin Hoffman has been cast as Ben Stiller’s father in “Meet the Fockers,” the sequel to the 2000 comedy hit “Meet the Parents.” As with the original, the Universal Pictures project is being directed by Jay Roach. Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo are returning in their original roles. The sequel sees Greg Focker (Stiller) and his fiancee, Pam Byrnes (Polo), thinking everything is hunky-dory now that Greg has won over his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (De Niro) and Dina Byrnes (Danner). But that’s before Pam’s parents meet Greg’s parents, the Fockers. The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly wound Byrneses are mismatched from the start. Hoffman won Oscars for his work in “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Rain Man.” He last appeared in “Runaway Jury.” He and De Niro appeared together in the prophetic 1997 satire “Wag the Dog.” Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4012518/
Greg and Pam are having quite the long engagement. It's been almost three and a half years since they got engaged. Dustin Hoffman is quite possibly my all-time favorite actor, though.
If I had a nickel for every time I've heard that. Oh wait, If I was a hollywood movie studio i would!
I guess that since Greg and Pam are still engaged, the sequel starts off after Pam's parents gave permission to marry Greg. From imdb.com: "Having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker to marry his daughter, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife travel to Detroit to Greg's parents, who this time around are Mr. and Mrs. Focker, who are as different from them as can be. As asked in the first movie, what sort of people name their son Gay M. Focker?"
