Overview
- Universal premiered the first trailer at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and confirmed a Thanksgiving 2026 theatrical date.
- Answering fans on X, Stiller said newcomers do not need to watch the earlier films and added he stands by only the first two.
- Viewers flagged a likely stunt-double face visible in a bike-fall shot, a small trailer flub that spread across YouTube and X.
- Ariana Grande joins as Olivia opposite returning stars Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson, with Skyler Gisondo as Greg and Pam’s grown son, and De Niro praised Grande’s comedy chops at the reveal.
- Original co-writer John Hamburg wrote and will direct as producers Jay Roach, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Ben Stiller and John Lesher steer the franchise’s first entry in more than 15 years.