Robert De Niro hoping for more 'Fockers'

Robert De Niro has expressed his desire to star in more films from the Meet The Parents franchise.

Speaking to PA, the Oscar-winning actor - who plays retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes - revealed that he enjoyed the latest instalment Little Fockers.

He said: "I enjoyed it. If we did another one or two, I'm fine with that - I'd love to. Everybody has to get up to speed and want to do it and then it happens."

De Niro, who stars alongside Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, suggested that his favourite character is his own.

He continued: "I like Jack because he's fun to play and I like the other characters. And it's very satisfying when you come up with a character that everybody likes and with this film it was great because everyone was coming up with good ideas for the characters and the situations and that's fun to do.

"I think that people can recognise these characters because they are based on a truth and the story is based on real situations even when it gets a little out there. Jack is just very protective of his daughter and his family and everyone knows that feeling."