Kal Penn says that there’s an idea for Harold & Kumar 4

By Kevin Fraser

Posted 7 years ago

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

John Cho and Kal Penn have certainly come a long way from being "that Asian guy from AMERICAN PIE" and "that Indian guy from VAN WILDER," but that doesn't mean that they're about to leave their past behind. In 2004, the pair starred in the stoner comedy HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, which spawned two sequels, HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY and A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS. The films were relatively successful for their budgets and received decent reviews, but it's been nearly a decade since audiences got their last fix of Harold & Kumar.

While speaking on a panel for the upcoming NBC comedy Sunnyside at the Television Critics Associations summer press-tour, Kal Penn was asked by /Film about the possibility of a fourth installment of the franchise. The actor revealed that HAROLD & KUMAR creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have actually started developing ideas for a new film. "Hey, we were just talking about that with Jon and Hayden, the two guys who wrote it," Penn said, but added that it's still a little ways off from coming together given the busy schedules of everyone involved. "They’re busy working on Cobra Kai," Penn explained. "John and I both have our own things this year so I think our hope is towards the end of the year, we’d like to toss something around and see what might work." Someone call Neil Patrick Harris!

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