Overview

• During an August 13 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Seth Rogen answered “Maybe” when asked about a Pineapple Express sequel and suggested it could find a home on a streaming platform.
• Rogen clarified that his comment was noncommittal, affirming that no sequel is currently in active development.
• Internal emails exposed by the 2014 Sony hack revealed that the studio once planned and then canceled a sequel after early development stalled over budget.
• The fractured relationship between Rogen and James Franco—who has faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations—presents a major obstacle to reuniting the original cast.
• Producer Judd Apatow and director David Gordon Green have expressed doubts about a near-term follow-up due to the creators’ packed schedules and skepticism about revisiting the story.