{"id":867533,"date":"2026-10-01T21:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867533\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T21:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:52:12","slug":"owen-wilson-says-everybody-slipped-back-into-their-long-standing-roles-easily-for-focker-in-law-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867533\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen Wilson Says \u2018Everybody Slipped Back\u2019 Into Their Long-Standing Roles \u2018Easily\u2019 for \u201cFocker-in-Law\u201d (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Owen Wilson speaks to PEOPLE at the premiere of his new project Rolling Loud: The Movie<\/p>\n

He reunites with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, his costars in 2000\u2019s Meet the Parents, in the franchise\u2019s upcoming fourth installment<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody slipped right back in pretty easily,\u201d he says of the on-screen reunion<\/p>\n

Owen Wilson<\/a> had a fun family reunion on Focker-in-Law<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody was kind of excited to be reunited and to tell this latest installment of Meet the Parents<\/a>,\u201d Wilson, 57, tells PEOPLE at the Wednesday, Sept. 30 Los Angeles premiere of his new movie Rolling Loud: The Movie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Fockers franchise\u2019s fourth film (in theaters Nov. 25), the actor reunites with Ben Stiller<\/a>, Robert De Niro<\/a>, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner<\/a>, all costars in 2000\u2019s Meet the Parents. Wilson reprises his role as Kevin Rawley, former fianc\u00e9 of Polo\u2019s Pam Byrnes Focker \u2014 an ongoing annoyance for her husband, Stiller\u2019s Greg Focker.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in \u2018Focker-in-Law\u2019Credit: Universal Studios and Paramount<\/p>\n

\u201cThe script that John Hamburg wrote was really funny,\u201d says Wilson of the new film, which costars Ariana Grande<\/a> as a potential new addition to the Focker clan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t take a beat,\u201d the father of three<\/a> adds, to get back into the groove alongside the franchise\u2019s returning cast. \u201cI think everybody slipped right back in pretty easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plus, \u201cseeing De Niro and Ben\u2019s relationship, it\u2019s always funny watching that dynamic,\u201d says the star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n

Focker-in-Law brings back the infamous lie detector test made famous by De Niro\u2019s gruff Jack Byrnes in the original Meet the Parents. This time it\u2019s Grande\u2019s character Olivia Jones, a potential bride-to-be of Greg\u2019s son Henry (Skyler Gisondo), who must endure the hurdles required to join the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in 2004Credit: Fred Duval\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n

Wilson and Stiller, 60, have been close since working together on 1996\u2019s The Cable Guy<\/a>. The two actors went on to costar in Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Night at the Museum and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Jeremy Garelick\u2019s Rolling Loud: The Movie, Wilson stars as a father sneaking his son into the titular hip-hop music festival. The comedy costars Matt Rife, Christine Ko and Travis Scott<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first concert, I saw the Rolling Stones in Dallas,\u201d Wilson recalls to PEOPLE. \u201cAnd that was where Jagger was wearing those yellow football pants, shirtless\u2026 It made a big impression on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Owen<\/a><\/p>\n

Owen Wilson in \u2018Focker-in-Law\u2019Credit: Universal Pictures\/Youtube<\/p>\n

Rolling Loud: The Movie is in theaters tomorrow, Oct. 2. Focker-in-Law is in theaters Nov. 25. Also among Wilson\u2019s upcoming projects is season 2 of Apple TV\u2019s golf comedy Stick<\/a> (premiering Nov. 4) and a new comedy<\/a> from Nancy Meyers.<\/p>\n

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