Pete Segal has emerged as the frontrunner to direct "
Little Fockers," the third installment in the Universal Pictures/Tribeca Prods. franchise.
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.