Ariana Grande is slated to star in the next installment of the " Meet the Parents " franchise. Universal Pictures confirmed to "Good Morning America" on Friday that the Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated " Wicked " actress will star alongside Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in the new film, which is expected to arrive next year.

Fresh from a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated performance as Glinda in Wicked, singer-actor Ariana Grande has officially landed her next big-screen role. G

Ariana Grande’s movie career is already, ahem, Defying Gravity. The Wicked star has already started prepping for a new hit film, Meet the Parents 4, alongside none other than Hollywood legends Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.