Pete Segal to direct Little Fockers

Posted on March 23, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Actresses, Directors, Sequel

Our lovely friends over at Variety reports that Pete Segal has emerged as the frontrunner to direct the upcoming film  “Little Fockers,” the third installment in the  highly successful franchise.

Segal was expecting to return as the director of “Get Smart 2″ this year but became available when Steve Carell instead made a deal to team with Tina Fey in the comedy “Date Night“.

John Hamburg scripted the third installment. It is the first in the series (“Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers“) not to be directed by Jay Roach. The franchise is one of U’s most lucrative, with a combined worldwide gross just north of $820 million.

Segal is meeting with the film’s principal players this week. Universal will get the film into production later this year. Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal produce.

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