Ariana Grande attends Moët & Chandon At The 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Moët & Chandon)After spending years portraying Glinda in the Wicked films, Ariana Grande will get to show off her comedic chops in the upcoming movie Focker-In-Law — and Ben Stiller says he’s glad she’s shaking the franchise up. “It was great to have her energy coming into this franchise that has been around a long time, and we hadn’t done for a very long time,” Stiller tells Entertainment Weekly. In the film, Ariana plays the partner of Henry, the adult son of Stiller’s Greg Focker. According to the actor, Ariana’s character has a “fun relationship” with Robert De Niro‘s character, Jack Byrnes, Greg Focker’s intimidating father-in-law.