<P> Production for Little Fockers began in July 2009 . </P> <P> Writer John Hamburg stated the film would deal with "themes of death and divorce and all these real things that, as we get older, we start to think about, but in a really comical way ." </P> <P> Outside the United States, this is the first film in the series to be released by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the DreamWorks back catalog in 2006 (and owned the studio itself until 2008), including co-ownership in the Meet the Parents franchise . DreamWorks remains as a co-copyright holder with Universal Studios (as DW Studios). </P> <P> On August 24, 2009, it was announced that Dustin Hoffman would be reprising his role as Greg's father, Bernie Focker . When the movie was in pre-production, the studios couldn't reach an agreement with Hoffman, but agreed on terms to bring him back for the film, though his role was significantly smaller than in the previous film due to the agreement coming after the initial filming . As such, they had to shoot the scenes and edit them to fit his character into the movie . </P>

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