Dustin Hoffman Says "Go Fock Yourself!"

As much as I hated Meet the Fockers, I’ll admit that Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand were fine as Greg Focker’s parents. It’s not that typical movie bullshit where a parent and their child “look alike” because they have the same color hair. No, Ben Stiller could actually pass as the off-spring of Hoffman – which should be taken as a compliment considering he’s one of the greatest actors of his generation and all.

Both actors were expected to make an appearance (of some kind) in the currently filming threequel Little Fockers. Entertainment Weekly says we’re half-right. Their sources say despite initially giving the thumbs up for a cameo at the end of the film, all negotiations between Hoffman and Universal have fallen apart. You can thank good old fashioned arguments over money, lack of a part and “scheduling conflicts” as the reason given.

On the other hand, we can still anticipate a “prominent role” for Bab’s sex therapist for the elders. I still think it’s not the greatest idea to put this right strap in the middle of summer 2010. The first two films were killer money-makers during their holiday releases. Why mess with a proven formula?

I say that and watch Little Fockers make $600 million or something.