▁in ▁the ▁series ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Jay ▁Ro ach ; ▁it ▁is ▁instead ▁directed ▁by ▁Paul ▁We itz ▁with ▁Ro ach ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁produ cers . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁to ▁not ▁be ▁distributed ▁by ▁Dream Work s ▁Pictures ▁in ▁non - US ▁countries , ▁with ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁taking ▁over . ▁Like wise , ▁Stephen ▁Tr ask , ▁a ▁relative ▁new com er , ▁takes ▁over ▁compos ing ▁duties ▁from ▁veter an ▁R andy ▁New man . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁cast , ▁Little ▁F ock ers ▁features ▁Jess ica ▁Al ba , ▁Laura ▁D ern , ▁Kevin ▁Hart , ▁and ▁Har vey ▁Ke itel . ▁Despite ▁univers ally ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁success , ▁gross ing ▁over ▁$ 3 1 0 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Five ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁film , ▁Gay l ord ▁" G reg " ▁F ocker ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁tw ins ▁Sam anth a ▁and ▁Henry ' s ▁fifth - b irth day ▁party . ▁Things ▁seem ▁to ▁go ▁aw ry ▁when ▁Greg ' s ▁father - in - law ▁Jack ▁By r nes ▁vis its . ▁Rec ently , ▁Jack ▁has ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁a ▁heart ▁condition ▁and ▁become ▁em bit tered ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Deb bie ' s ▁divor ce ▁from ▁her ▁husband ▁Bob ▁( the ir ▁marriage ▁was ▁the ▁social ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁and ▁how ▁Jack ▁and