Barbra Streisand May Star As Mrs Focker

[Tuesday, January 27th, 2004]
Barbra Streisand may possibly to star in Meets the Fockers, sequel to Meet the Parents according to her husband James Brolin who told Access Hollywood entertainment TV show.

"I know she is reading it," Brolin said in an interview that aired Monday.

If she accepts the role, it would end Streisand's eight-year absence from the screen. Her last film appearance came in The Mirror Has Two Faces in 1996.

Streisand might play the part of Mrs. Focker, the mother of Ben Stiller's character in the film. Dustin Hoffman has been cast to play Mr. Focker.

Stiller is pulling for Streisand to take the role. "My dream is Barbra Streisand," he said.

"Meet the Parents" starred Stiller as Greg Focker, Teri Polo as Stiller's fiancee, and Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner as Polo's parents. They are slated to return for the sequel.

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