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They’re back! Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller are seen on the set of “Little Fockers”, the sequel to the hugely popular “Meet the Fockers” and “Meet the Parents”. They were seen sharing a laugh with one another in between takes.

Recently, MTV learned that Jessica Alba would have a small but vital role in “Little Fockers” as a pharmaceutical rep whose looks have a dangerous effect on the film’s male cast. Now, yet another actress is joining “Fockers,” though her influence is centered more on the little Fockers themselves.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, none other than “Jurassic Park” veteran Laura Dern has signed on for “Little Fockers,” playing the role of an elementary school’s headmistress. The children of Stiller and Teri Polo’s characters, said to be five year-old twins, attend the very school that Dern presides over.

Director Paul Weitz recently spoke about the film’s plot, which focuses on the lives of Greg and Pamela Focker (Stiller and Polo), now the proud parents of young twins. In this film, Greg has finally earned the respect of former CIA operative and all-around tough guy Jack (De Niro), Pamela’s father — but the trouble doesn’t end there.

“[It's] about no matter how you’ve moved ahead in your life, there’s still anxiety and insecurity around the corner for you,” Weitz said of the plot.

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Ben Stiller made fun of the Oscars after being presented with his Generation Award at last night’s MTV Movie Awards.

The ‘Night at the Museum’ actor was given his prize by Kiefer Sutherland, puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Zac Efron and says they were keen not to not take themselves too seriously unlike stars at the more prestigious Academy Awards.

He said: “That was really fun. We thought it was pretty funny at the Oscars this year when all the nominees were lauded by their peers in a serious way. We wanted to play around with that.

“I was probably least impressed with Triumph. But Zac is the sweetest guy. Kiefer, for me, was awesome. I’m a huge ‘24′ fan.”

He revealed: “I’ll always find a way to stress out about anything. If I won. If I’m thinking I’m going to win. If I don’t think I’m going to win. But I feel we had a nice balance up there.”

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Ben Stiller and his hair attend the world premiere of Night at the Museum II at the Empire Cinema in London, UK on May 13, 2009.

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Ben Stiller’s impersonation of Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars was a last minute addition to the show – because the Tropic Thunder star refused to stick to official script.

Stiller appeared alongside Natalie Portman to introduce the nominees for the Best Cinematography award at Sunday’s (22Feb09) Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

And Stiller shocked the star-studded crowd by wearing a scruffy fake beard and wandering aimlessly around the stage, mocking Phoenix’ recent string of bizarre public appearances since the Gladiator star ‘quit acting’ to focus on his rap career.

But the gag only made the cut because Stiller had “a meltdown” at rehearsals on Saturday, “because he was unhappy with the script and decided he could do better,” according to New York Post gossip column PageSix.

A source tells the publication, “Ben refused to tell them what he planned until he arrived at the Kodak Theatre, and then he did that Joaquin Phoenix bit.”

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My favorite Oscar moment had to have been when Ben Stiller came onstage as Joaquin Phoenix.  Sporting dark sunglasses and a bushy beard that David Letterman might liken to the Unabomber’s, Ben Stiller walked on stage with Nathalie Portman, ostensibly to present the Best Cinematography category. As Portman played straight (wo)man, dutifully reading the names of the nominees, Stiller absently gazed stage right, defiantly placed his used chewing gum on the podium, and wandered aimlessly around the stage. ”You look like you work at a Hasidic meth lab,” Portman said, getting a few laughs of her own. Does taking pot shots at two-time nominee Phoenix approach the line of bad taste? Absolutely. But like Marisa Tomei, we laughed our pretty little heads off.

Runner up would be Steve Martin and Tina Fey. While presenting Best Original Screenplay, the comedians regaled us with scripted banter that was actually funny. In what had to be a mocking reference to Scientology, Martin extolled the power of ”Alien King Rondelay” in the writing process, to which Fey responded, ”No one wants to hear about our religion that we made up.” Moments later, when they introduced the Best Adapted Screenplay category, Fey stared adoringly at Martin. ”Don’t fall in love with me,” he deadpanned. It was goofy and loose and fun — three things the telecast could have used more of.

Winners at Thursday’s 14th annual Critics’ Choice Awards:

• Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”

• Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk”

• Actress: Tie: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married,” and Meryl Streep, “Doubt”

• Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

• Supporting actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

• Acting ensemble: “Milk”

• Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

• Writer: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”

• Animated feature: “WALL-E”

• Young actor/actress: Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”

• Action movie: “The Dark Knight”

• Comedy movie: “Tropic Thunder”

• Picture made for television: “John Adams”

• Foreign language film: “Waltz With Bashir”

• Documentary feature: “Man On Wire”

• Song: “The Wrestler,” Bruce Springsteen, “The Wrestler”

• Composer: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”

• Joel Siegel award: Richard Gere

Pictured: Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Penelope Cruz, Diane Lane & Josh Brolin, Anne Hathaway, Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Amanda Bynes, Katy Perry, Evan Rachel Wood, Amy Adams, Dakota Fanning, Richard Gere, Eva Longoria, Marisa Tomei & Julia Ormond.