Overview

• Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald have closed a deal to write, produce and direct the fourth Harold & Kumar installment at Mandate Pictures.
• The sequel promises a return to the franchise’s unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled humor and will pass the torch to a new generation of characters.
• John Cho and Kal Penn are in talks to reprise their roles as Harold and Kumar, although formal agreements have yet to be finalized.
• Nathan Kahane, who is stepping down as Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group President, will produce as one of his first projects back at Mandate Pictures.
• Neil Patrick Harris’s involvement remains unconfirmed as the creative team wraps up casting and development.