In a reunion that promised to be as momentous as when De Niro reunited with Pacino for Righteous Kill, word has reached us that De Niro will be joined by former Mean Streets co-star Harvey Keitel in the second sequel to perennial classic Meet the Parents.

Now, whilst you may have detected an element of sarcasm in what you’ve just read, be aware that the praise for Meet the Parents is in no way insincere, it made the Top 10 Romantic Comedies list for a reason. Several in fact. But the prospect of another unnecessary sequel after the abominable follow up does not inspire anticipation. Keitel is set to play a contractor hired by Ben Stiller’s Gaylord Focker. A contractor is a pretty…unspecific role. Here’s hoping it’s a contract killer of some kind, it’s the last thing the audience would expect. Whatever the ‘contractor’ role involves, it’ll presumably make Ben Stiller’s Gaylord Focker irate. It’ll be nice to see Keitel bring the funny, if nothing else. And they couldn’t go wrong with an homage to this scene:

Jessica Alba and Jurassic Park’s Laura Dern (she’ll always be Jurassic Park’s Laura Dern to me) are also set to star in the movie. The beautiful Miss Alba of course has extensive comedy experience, most notably her roles in Good Luck Chuck, The Love Guru, and both Fantastic Four movies, which were a joke. Jurassic Park’s Laura Dern survived getting eaten by dinosaurs, so she can probbaly survive what is likely to be a train wreck.

Little Fockers is released July 30th 2010.

Source: JoBlo