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Harold & Kumar isn’t just a buddy-comedy—it’s a legendary stoner movie. When the original film dropped in 2004, it took a simple premise and turned it into a cult classic: two friends, high out of their minds, chasing the holy grail of munchies—a White Castle slider. Set against the backdrop of early-2000s suburbia (a world before DoorDash or Uber Eats), the film leaned into absurdity, social satire, and genuine heart.

What started as a wild trip through New Jersey became a trilogy, with Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) adding even more chaos to their journey.

Now, after more than a decade of silence, the franchise is gearing up for a return—and the timing couldn’t be better. With stoner comedies on life support in Hollywood, the original creators (who also happen to be the team...

A cult-favorite stoner comedy duo is gearing up for a long-awaited return. The Harold & Kumar franchise began as a modest hit in 2004 before exploding on DVD, leading to two sequels that carried on the misadventures of the hilarious pair, made up of John Cho and Kal Penn. The last film was released in 2011, but it appears that the marijuana-induced antics of the titular duo will continue as another film is finally in the works.

Per Deadline, a new Harold & Kumar film is in the works from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald. The trio aren't strangers to the franchise, with many no doubt surprised to learn that they began their movie careers with the 2004 film. After serving up writing duties on the pair's journey to White Castle, they would make their directorial debut with 2008's Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay.

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A new Harold & Kumar movie is in the works, bringing back the iconic stoner duo for another wild ride. The project is being written by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, the creative team behind Netflix’s Cobra Kai. Hurwitz and Schlossberg, who wrote the original 2004 film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, will also direct this sequel, produced by Lionsgate’s Mandate Pictures.

John Cho and Kal Penn are expected to return as Harold and Kumar, though their contracts are still pending. It’s unclear if Neil Patrick Harris, who stole scenes as himself in the earlier films, will make an appearance.

The movie is in early stages but promises to deliver the same R-rated, chaotic humor that made the franchise a cult hit. “We’re fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,...

Harold and Kumar are officially coming back for another wild adventure, and this time, the creators of Cobra Kai are leading the charge.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, the trio behind Netflix’s hit Cobra Kai, have signed on to write a brand-new Harold & Kumar movie. Hurwitz and Schlossberg will also direct the film, which is being made by Mandate Pictures, now owned by Lionsgate.

This is a full-circle moment for the team. Hurwitz and Schlossberg first launched their Hollywood careers by writing the original 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and they made their directing debut with the 2008 sequel Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

Related: Here’s How To Watch All 3 ‘Harold & Kumar’ Movies in Order

John Cho and Kal Penn, who played Harold and Kumar, are expected to return, though their deals haven’t been confirmed yet. Neil Patrick Harris,...

Harold & Kumar 4 is in development, with the franchise's creators set to return to write and direct the movie. The cult comedy franchise began life with 2004's Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, directed by Danny Leiner and written by Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz. The movie became a modest success, and was well-received by audiences and critics. This was followed up by Harold & Kumar Go to Guantanamo Bay in 2008, as well as A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas in 2011.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cobra Kai creators and showrunners Schlossberg, Hurwitz, and Josh Heald have signed on to write and produce Harold & Kumar 4. Schlossberg and Hurwitz will also direct the movie, marking a full-circle moment for the duo, who made their directorial debuts with Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and who wrote all three movies in the franchise. Franchise stars Kal Penn and John Cho are expected to return,...

Harold & Kumar are making a comeback!

It was just revealed on Tuesday (June 17) that Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, who actually also created the film series, have signed a new deal for a new Harold & Kumar movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Keep reading to find out more…

The trio will return to write the upcoming film, which will mark the fourth in the franchise, with Jon and Hayden directing, and they will all also produce.

Jon and Hayden also directed the second movie.

Harold and Kumar actors John Cho and Kal Penn, respectively, are expected to reprise their roles as the titular characters. It’s currently unknown if Neil Patrick Harris will also return as a fictionalized version of himself.

“We’re fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,...

It’s been nearly sixteen years since the last Harold & Kumar movie, but THR reports that the long-awaited sequel is finally moving forward! Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators of Netflix’s Cobra Kai series, have closed a deal to write Harold & Kumar 4. Hurwitz and Schlossberg will also direct.

“We’re fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,” Hurwitz and Schlossberg said in a joint statement. “It’s high time they puff and pass their wisdom onto a new generation. Just don’t tell their kids.“

Although Hurwitz and Schlossberg are best known these days for Cobra Kai, the pair got their start on Harold & Kumar. They wrote the original movie, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and made their directorial debut with Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,...

“Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald have closed a deal to write a new sequel for buddy stoner comedy “Harold and Kumar” at Mandate Pictures, TheWrap has learned. Hurwitz and Schlossberg will also direct the film.

Franchise stars John Cho and Kal Penn are expected to return, but no deals have been made yet.

“We’re fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,” Hurwitz and Schlossberg said in a joint statement to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news. “It’s high time they puff and pass their wisdom onto a new generation. Just don’t tell their kids.”

The franchise centers on stoner pals Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn), who embark on bizarre adventures while under the influence of weed. The series has grossed $104 million worldwide at the box office.

Break out the White Castle because Kal Penn and John Cho are expected to return for another “Harold & Kumar” adventure.

A fourth movie is in the works with the original “Harold & Kumar” writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg set to direct a new installment in the buddy stoner comedy series, Variety has confirmed. They will also write the screenplay with Josh Heald. Mandate Pictures, which is owned by Lionsgate, will produce the film.

Cho and Penn are presumed to reprise their roles as Harold and Kumar but no deals have been finalized. It’s unclear if Neil Patrick Harris, who played a pivotal role in the film series, will be back.

“We’re fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all,” Hurwitz and Schlossberg said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, which broke the...

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators of Netflix’s hit Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai, are developing a new Harold & Kumar film for Lionsgate’s Mandate Pictures, Deadline has confirmed.

Hurwitz and Schlossberg will direct from a script written with Heald. The project marks a full-circle opportunity for the trio, who began their careers with the stoner buddy comedy franchise. After scripting the original 2004 film, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, they went on to make their directorial debut with Harold & Kumar Escape Guantanamo Bay in 2008.

The franchise’s leads, John Cho and Kal Penn, haven’t yet closed deals but are expected to return. No word yet on further casting possibilities. Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald will produce for Counterbalance Entertainment banner, alongside franchise veteran Greg Shapiro; Mandate, which backed the films to date; and Nathan Kahane, Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group President, who is...

Harold and Kumar are going to get some burgers and buzz one more time.

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators behind worldwide Netflix sensation Cobra Kai, have closed a deal to write a new installment of Harold & Kumar, the buddy stoner comedy movie series that was popular in the early 2000s.

Hurwitz and Schlossberg will also direct the feature, which is being developed at Lionsgate-owned Mandate Pictures. It is a full-circle moment for the gentlemen, as their Hollywood career got high thanks to writing the original movie, 2004’s Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and making their directorial debut with 2008’s Harold & Kumar Escape Guantanamo Bay.

John Cho and Kal Penn, who played the title characters, are expected to return, although no deals have been made with the actors. Neil Patrick Harris was also a key component to the cast, and his involvement is unclear.

One of the best ways to scare viewers with horror films is to make them feel realistic. Nothing is scarier than something that could happen in reality. For example, the Final Destination film series shows various ways people can die during everyday activities. Clowns, sharks, anacondas, and more are also a bit nightmarish — thanks to the horror genre — and it seems like Hollywood is not running out of ideas anytime soon. Lionsgate and Pitch Perfect producer Paul Brooks are working on a rat horror flick, and what better place to have the movie set in than the Big Apple? New York City is known for many things, having a lot of rats being one of them. So, the killer rat infestation film will create a new meaning for "the city that never sleeps."

According to Variety, Lionsgate and Brooks have partnered on worldwide rights to Rats!, which is such asimple...

During the pandemic, director Todd Strauss-Schulson made a 4 minute short film called Rat, which was about “a lonely rat in New York City that finds love and dances the night away.” Now, Variety reports that Strauss-Schulson is set to direct the survival horror feature film Rats!, but it has no connection to his short film other than the fact that it’s set in New York City and will have rats in it.

Strauss-Schulson wrote the Rats! screenplay with Paul Sado, whose previous credits include the Adam Sandler movies Leo and The Cobbler. The story Strauss-Schulson and Sado crafted for this one puts New York City in a race against time to stop a killer rat infestation unlike anything the world has ever seen. The concept and setting brings to mind the 2002 movie The Rats (which was based on a James Herbert novel that was actually set in London), but...

New York City is set to battle a plague of rats in an upcoming survival horror.

Lionsgate and producer Paul Brooks have partnered on worldwide rights to the new project — entitled, simply, “Rats!” — with Lionsgate set to launch sales in Cannes.

The deal follows the studio’s previous collaboration with Brooks on the 2022 horror film “Prey for the Devil.”

“Rats!” comes from director Todd Strauss-Schulson, whose credits include the Rebel Wilson rom-com “Isn’t It Romantic,” comedy slasher “The Final Girls” and buddy stoney sequel “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.” Strauss-Schulson was also behind the viral melancholic short film “Rat,” shot in the lockdown of 2020.

“Rats!” appears to something altogether different according to the synopsis, putting New York City in a “race against time to stop a killer rat infestation unlike anything the world has ever seen.”

Strauss-Schulson directs from a script he co-wrote with Paul Sado, who penned the Netflix animated feature “Leo,...

’Twas the weekend before Christmas… With the holiday season upon us, many of us are starting to revisit some of our of Christmas favourites. I actually went to see a 4K re-release of the original Black Christmas last night here in Montreal. There’s something comforting upon returning to our old favourites every year, whether they be traditional Christmas classics, or perhaps something a little more modern, like Die Hard, which, despite many claiming otherwise, has totally established itself as a Christmas classic over the years.

Whatever the case, there are certainly Loads of Christmas movies, with everything from old-time classics like It’s A Wonderful Life or some of the many versions of A Christmas Carol (the Alistair Sim version is the best Imo), or something like Love Actually, which is virtually inescapable at this time of the year.

With that in mind, we’d love to figure out just...

Because sometimes, Christmas movies are better with a little adult fun.

Everyone loves a wholesome Christmas movie… but if you’re looking for something that goes a little harder (like the rum in your eggnog), there are plenty of adult comedy Christmas movies to check out. I’m talking f-bomb dropping, alcohol drinking, and club-dancing adult fun. So, what’s the best streamer for that kind of holiday? The answer is two-fold. The best free streamer for adult comedy holiday movies is definitely Tubi, while my paid streamer pick is Paramount+, both with different offerings. Here’s what you need to know to have an adult laugh this holiday season.

Everything you need to know about the best streamers for adult comedy Christmas movies:

What popular adult comedy Christmas movies can you watch on Tubi?

What holiday adult comedy movies does Paramount+ offer?

What other adult comedy Christmas movies are out there?...

Ho ho ho!

Looking for something different this Christmas season? Forget the same old holiday movies and check out our Top 10 Alternative Christmas Movies that deserve a spot on your watchlist! From dark comedies to zombie musicals, we’ve got hidden gems, quirky classics, and offbeat tales that bring a fresh twist to your holiday viewing. Whether you’re in the mood for laughs, thrills, or a mix of both, these movies are sure to make your Christmas a little more interesting. Movies featured:

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (2014) Await Further Instructions (2018) Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) The Family Stone (2005) Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Better Watch Out (2016) The Night Before (2015) Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

So grab your favourite holiday snack, cosy up, and get ready for a Christmas movie marathon like no other. These films are guaranteed to spice up your holiday...

Making a hit comedy movie — let alone a hit comedy franchise — can be a bit of a daunting prospect. It's not too hard to make a film full of cheap laughs that land immediately but don't linger, as evident by the glut of pleasant but forgettable comedy films that exist out there. It's a little harder to make something ambitious and ahead of its time though, especially when the sting of initial failure hurts enough to make the decades-later reappraisal a long wait. The most key form of comedy movie alchemy is making a film which is extremely of its time yet continues to not just retain but gain devoted fans for years afterward, enough so that the gags that are dated don't grate too much, allowing for the more timeless material to shine through.

That pretty much describes "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" to a T. In a lot of ways,...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of November titles. The Tubi November 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals, some series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi November 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

Tubi Originals...

After 20 years, a new generation is discovering the wacky trip that is Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle… including star John Cho‘s kids.

The actor said that his teenage son had a “pretty good takeaway” after seeing the stoner comedy for the first time as he and co-star Kal Penn recently celebrated the milestone 20th anniversary of the first entry in their trilogy.

“My 16-year-old apparently saw it,” Cho revealed this week on The Today Show. “I had to ferry the daughter out of the house, she’s not ready for it. But apparently he saw it, and his takeaway was, ‘So, you have met Ryan Reynolds?!’ It’s a pretty good takeaway. Not a bad thing.”

Cho’s interview comes after Penn and producer Nathan Kahane recounted how Reynolds’ cameo as a nurse “got the movie greenlit,” following Penn’s appearance in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).

“Ryan was...

As Deadpool & Wolverine enjoys continued success at the box office, another movie franchise has Ryan Reynolds to thank on its 20th anniversary.

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star Kal Penn and producer Nathan Kahane revealed the Golden Globe nominee was instrumental in getting the 2004 stoner comedy made as they recently marked the milestone birthday.

Penn noted to Rolling Stone in an oral history of the movie that Reynolds’ support began when they starred together in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).

“Ryan was incredibly supportive during the audition process for Van Wilder. In the final callback, it was between me and a white dude in brownface for the part of an Indian exchange student. He said to me, ‘How do you feel about improv?’ So we improvised the scene, and he was obviously rooting for me to get the job. The entire production was awesome. He told me once in passing,...

John Cho and Kal Penn are reflecting on how the marketing campaign for “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” back in 2004 “refused” to take race out of it.

The duo star as the titular best friends who set out to fulfill a craving for White Castle burgers while stoned. The 2004 comedy led to two sequels.

“I remember the trailers were all about race, and they should have been about friendship,” Penn told Rolling Stone during a 20th anniversary oral history piece. “The first cut of it mentioned that this movie starred ‘the Asian guy from “American Pie” and that Indian guy from “Van Wilder.”‘ I said, ‘I would love for you to not refer to us with racial signifiers because the movie speaks for itself.'”

Penn continued, “They refused, and instead added the line, ‘From the white guy who directed “Dude, Where’s My Car?”‘ I mean, if you...

It’s been 20 years since the beloved stoner comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle first hit theaters, which is why the titular burger chain offered a Harold & Kumar-themed meal earlier this year, consisting of a box full of 20 burgers, which had to be ordered between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. Thankfully, White Castle stopped short of asking customers to provide urine samples proving that they were, in fact, high as shit.

To celebrate the anniversary, the creatives behind the film, including stars John Cho and Kal Penn, chatted with Rolling Stone, describing the ins and outs of the film’s production. Penn also revealed that, despite the fact that the movie initially flopped in theaters, its eventual cult following included several high-ranking politicians — who still never bothered to legalize weed.

Famously, Penn went on to work in the White House under President Barack Obama in 2009 after sending in a job application online,...

Do you know what Pandora needs? More Borderlands character posters! Lionsgate debuted a gallery of new posters for Eli Roth‘s Borderlands movie on Thursday, featuring players from the supporting cast. The latest posters feature some of Pandora’s oddball denizens standing sentry in front of psychedelic clouds of colorful smoke, bringing more mayhem to an already out-of-whack action adventure.

The latest Borderlands character posters feature Gina Gershon as Moxxie, Bobby Lee as Larry, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Oliver Richters as Krom, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Benjamin Byron as Marcus, and team members of The Crimson Lance.

The film stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramirez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Haley Bennett, Olivier Richters, Gina Gershon, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Bobby Lee, Ryann Redmond, Penn Jillette, and Janina Gavankar, who plays “a new, key character” called Commander Knoxx, someone who has...

The 2019 rom-com Isn't It Romantic has a horror sequel in developemnt. The sequel, Isn't It Scary, would likely follow a character being trapped in a horror movie. The idea behind Isn't It Scary has already been used in the 2015 movie The Final Girls.

Isn't It Romantic is getting a horror-themed sequel. The 2019 movie starred Rebel Wilson as Natalie, an architect living in New York who finds herself trapped in a rom-com and forced to live out the tropes of the genre in her life. The star-studded cast of the movie also included Liam Hemsworth, Adam DeVine, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Betty Gilpin, and Bowen Yang. Isn't It Romantic reviews were mixed, with a 69% Rotten Tomatoes critic score being undercut by an audience score of 51% and a lukewarm box office total of $48.8 million against its $31 million budget.

Per Deadline, New Line is putting a horror movie-themed Isn't It Romantic sequel into early development,...

Neil Patrick Harris initially gained recognition for starring in Doogie Howser, M.D., a role that defined much of his early career. It wasn’t until the 2004 buddy comedy film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle that he managed to break free from the character. The film features the actor portraying a fictionalized version of himself.

Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson | Credit: CBS

It received a positive reception, earning over $19 million at the box office, and served as a turning point for Harris, allowing him to shed his Doogie Howser image and paving the way towards the biggest role of his career as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother.

Harold & Kumar Helped Neil Patrick Harris to Land the Role of Barney Stinson

In an interview with GQ, the Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris reflected on how he landed the role of Barney Stinson in the...

Fan-favorite comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle has just received its Certified Fresh status. The new rating comes right after the film celebrated its 20th anniversary.

2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle was the first installment in the Harold & Kumar franchise. It was directed by Danny Leiner with a script by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, two of the creators of Cobra Kai. The first sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, arrived in 2008, followed by 2011's A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. The series, which stars John Cho, Kal Penn, and Neil Patrick Harris as a fictional version of himself, has just received an important critical rating: it was officially deemed Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Related White Castle Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Original Harold & Kumar Movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle gets celebrated by the titular burger joint in honor of the film's 20th anniversary.

Mark Gustafson, a stalwart feature of the animation landscape, and an Oscar winner for last year's Pinocchio, which he co-directed with Guillermo del Toro, has died. He was 64.

Born in 1959 in Portland, Oregan, Gustafson began his animation career in the 1980s and dabbled in several kinds of animation. His claymation work can be seen in the 1987 TV special Claymation Christmas Celebration, The PJs series starring Eddie Murphy and the TV special Meet The Raisins, starring the iconic California Raisins and a host of TV adverts.

He was also the animation director for Wes Anderson’s 2009 Oscar-nominated film Fantastic Mr. Fox and worked on the claymation segment of A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas.

But his crowning achievement was surely Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, on which he worked for years alongside the director. Now del Toro has taken to twitter to craft a touching tribute to his friend and fellow filmmaker.

Del Toro describes Gustafson – who worked on Fantastic Mr Fox and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas – as a ‘pillar of stop-motion animation’

Mark Gustafson, co-director of Oscar-winning animation Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, died on Thursday aged 64. The news was reported in the Oregonian, and Del Toro posted a tribute on social media, saying Gustafson was “a pillar of stop-motion animation [and a] compassionate, sensitive and mordantly witty man”.

Gustafson joined Del Toro on Pinocchio after a long career in stop-motion, having animated The California Raisins in the 1980s at the start of his career, and rising to be animation director on the Wes Anderson Roald Dahl adaptation Fantastic Mr Fox in 2009. He also acted as head of animation on A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas in 2011.

Mark Gustafson, who won an Oscar last year for co-directing the animated feature “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” died on Thursday, The Oregonian reported. He was 64.

Guillermo del Toro, Gustafson’s co-director on the dark reimagining of the classic tale of Pinocchio, posted a tribute to him on Friday morning.

“I admired Mark Gustafson, even before I met him,” del Toro wrote on X. “A pillar of stop motion animation — a true artist. A compassionate, sensitive and mordantly witty man. A legend and a friend that inspired and gave hope to all around him. He passed away yesterday. Today we honor and miss him.”

I admired Mark Gustafson, even before I met him. A pillar of stop motion animation- a true artist. A compassionate, sensitive and mordantly witty man. A Legend- and a friend that inspired and gave hope to all around him. He passed away yesterday. Today we honor and miss him.

Stop-motion animation legend Mark Gustafson has passed away.

Among Mark Gustafson's work was Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated film released on Netflix in late 2022. The film was a huge success, winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature along with a Golden Globe. The film, which had been in development since 2011, was co-directed by Gustafson and Guillermo del Toro. Per Above the Line, Gustafson died on Feb. 1 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 64, and del Toro took to X to share his thoughts. The filmmaker explained how he was a fan of Gustafson before they'd even met, expressing his marvel at Gustafson's impressive accomplishments in animation.

I admired Mark Gustafson, even before I met him. A pillar of stop motion animation- a true artist. A compassionate, sensitive and mordantly witty man. A Legend- and a friend that inspired and gave hope to all around him.

Kal Penn reveals that while nothing has been greenlit, the team behind Harold and Kumar is hopeful that a fourth movie will happen. The recent image shared by writer Jon Hurwitz was not a confirmation of a fourth outing, but they all really want to make it happen. The timeline for Harold and Kumar 4 is dependent on the busy schedules of the cast and crew, but they are determined to find a time to make it.

Kal Penn has offered an update on the development of a possible Harold and Kumar 4, with the actor revealing that, while nothing has yet been greenlit, they are all hoping that “the timeline aligns.” In a recent Comicbook.com interview with Penn, who also discussed his upcoming sports comedy The Underdoggs, he revealed that, sadly, a recent image shared by Harold and Kumar writer Jon Hurwitz was not a confirmation of a fourth outing. But,...

Since the release of A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas in 2011, fans have been hoping for a fourth installment in the stoner franchise. Despite no official confirmation, Kal Penn is optimistic about continuing the film series.

Speaking to ComicBook, Penn offered an update on Harold & Kumar 4, explaining that while nothing is in the works, he is hopeful that a fourth movie will be made when the time is right. "We would all love to do one. I'm sure we'll do one at some point," he said. "I think the guys were busy with Cobra Kai, and I think they have two or three other shows and movies. I was working on Designated Survivor for a few years and then a couple of other projects. So, I think we were just hoping that the timeline aligns and that we find the right concept. That's how I put it artistically. We all...

Clockwise from bottom left: Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa (Miramax), Ed Asner in Elf (New Line Cinema), and Edmund Gwenn in Miracle On 34th Street (20th Century Flox)Graphic: The A.V. Club

Tis the season to talk movie Santas. With Christmas upon us, we decided to dig deep into...

With Christmas just one week (and one day) away, we wanted to ask you, the people, what your favorite Christmas Movie is? It doesn’t have to be the movie you think is the best, just the one that you eagerly anticipate watching every year. Is it the timeless tale of an angel getting its wings in It’s A Wonderful Life? or perhaps the under-appreciated (and genuinely hilarious) R rated The Night Before is how you kick off your holiday season?

Do you look forward to seeing Jack Skellington discover the true meaning of Christmas in the Christmas Movie Classic The Nightmare Before Christmas or watching Kevin McCallister take down the Wet/ Sticky Bandits in Home Alone 1&2 or perhaps seeing Clark W. Griswold struggle to have the perfect family Christmas in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is more your speed? Whatever film fills you with yuletide glee, we would love...

The hits don’t stop for Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the trio behind Cobra Kai and most recently, Netflix’s latest No. 1 hit, Obliterated.

Obliterated is a return to the trio’s roots which began with raunchy comedies like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) and its follow-ups Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011); American Reunion (2012); Blockers (2018); and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), among others.

The new 8-episode Netflix series, currently available to stream in its entirety, follows an elite joint-special operations team assembled from various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence services to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. Obliterated stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, C. Thomas Howell and Eugene Kim.

As Deadline reported earlier this week, the series took over...

If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit with your favorite streaming service, Max has you covered. Indeed, while some of the other streaming services certainly have some holiday favorites, the list of HBO Max Christmas movies available to stream is as robust as it is diverse. There are rewatchable favorites like Elf and The Polar Express, but also underrated classics like Christmas in Connecticut and The Shop Around the Corner. There are even some great newer releases that fit this bill like Shazam! and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, along with outside-the-box picks like Tim Burton’s terrific Batman Returns.

It’s been over a decade since Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) last graced our screens, but the stoner duo could finally be returning for Harold & Kumar 4.

Harold & Kumar screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg spoke with ComicBook.com to confirm that Harold & Kumar 4 is something that everyone involved wants to do. “Well, first of all, we are dying to make another one. We’ve been a little bit busy lately between Cobra Kai and Obliterated,” the pair said. “We had a dinner not long ago. About a month ago with John (Cho) and Kat (Penn). We’re all talking about making another one. It’s really just a matter of time. It’s figuring out when it could all fit into all of our schedules. It’s something that we’re all determined to do. We just need to find the time to do it.“

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Harold & Kumar writers are determined to make a fourth film, but are currently busy with other projects and need to find the right timing. The characters have gone through changes since the first film, including having kids, adding new dimensions to their antics. Kal Penn suggests that a streaming release would be ideal for the fourth film, catering to the franchise's target audience who enjoy watching the movies from the comfort of their homes.

Harold and Kumar's adventures first began back in 2004 with the stoner comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Since then, Kal Penn and John Cho have reprised their characters for 2008's Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and 2011's holiday themed A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. More recently, Harold & Kumar writers Jon Hurtwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald have confirmed that the duo will return for Harold & Kumar 4, noting that a fourth...

It seems that a fourth Harold & Kumar movie is on the horizon.

Speaking with ComicBook.com, writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg addressed the possibility of Harold and Kumar 4 becoming a reality. They say that these days, they're been staying pretty busy with their new Netflix series, Obliterated, along with the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai. With that noted, the writers also revealed that they recently met with franchise stars John Cho and Kal Penn, and the actors are just as committed to making the fourth film happen. They reiterated that the fourth film is something everyone is "determined" to make, and it's really just a matter of lining up everyone's schedules.

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"Well, first of all, we are dying to make another one. We've been a little bit busy lately between Cobra Kai and Obliterated. We had a dinner not long ago.

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star John Cho has declared that he would love to return for a fourth outing in the stoner buddy comedy franchise, and thinks a comeback for the titular duo “would be fun.” Speaking with Comicbook.com, Cho does admit that, much like Harold and Kumar themselves, they are struggling to get their act together. But he is eager to see the Harold and Kumar saga return.

"As far I know we haven't gotten our act together making Harold & Kumar 4. But yeah that would be fun."

John Cho’s Harold and Kal Penn’s Kumar were first introduced back in 2004’s Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, which follows the nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend Kumar as they get stoned and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey,...

John Wick: Chapter 4 star Natalia Tena has pitched an unusual new spinoff for the action franchise. The franchise, which follows the titular action hero played by Keanu Reeves who is dragged back into the complicated and baroque underground world of assassins now includes four films that have grossed a collected total of over $1 billion. Tena debuted the character of Wick's adoptive sister and Ruska Roma crime syndicate member Katia in Chapter 4.

During a recent conversation with ComicBook, Tena pitched an unusual spinoff that could reunite certain members of the John Wick cast. She said a John Wick holiday special might be interesting, considering the many different personalities in the Ruska Roma, including Katia and John Wick's adoptive mother The Director (Anjelica Huston). Tena said that "I think it'd be interesting to see what a family Christmas would be like." Read her full quote below:

In my mind, they've...

It’s Easter weekend, so naturally “Saturday Night Live” did an Easter-themed cold open. But the news has been crazy this week, and so “SNL” found a way to combine Easter with Donald Trump.

In this case, the show basically barely parodied the disgraced ex-president with a cold open sketch that had James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump impression interrupt a recreation of the Last Supper to compare himself to Jesus Christ.

Or rather, he compared himself to “Jesus of Azkaban,” which of course kinda sounds like something the real Donald Trump would say.

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The holiday season has arrived, and many are likely spending their evenings sitting at home with loved ones and watching classic holiday films. From enduring films like It's A Wonderful Life to more modern films like The Santa Clause films, the holidays are the perfect time to watch films with the whole family.

Sometimes, however, Holiday films are more geared toward an adult audience. From vulgar comedies to horror films, like the upcoming Violent Night, the holiday season has had its fair share of R-Rated hits.

Friday After Next (2002) 33.5 Million

Friday After Next picks off where the last one left off. Following a similar structure to the previous two films, this time, Craig and Day-Day get themselves caught up chasing a thief on Christmas. The film grossed 33.5 million (per Box Office Mojo) and was a breakout role for Terry Crews.

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A movie based on the Stephen King story Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is set to be released through the Netflix streaming service on October 5th, and while we’re still waiting to see a trailer for the movie, Netflix has just released a batch of images to give us an early look at what Mr. Harrigan’s Phone has in store for us. The mixture of stills from the film and behind-the-scenes shots can be seen at the bottom of this article.

The story Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was included in King’s book If It Bleeds, which you can buy at This Link. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Little Things), the film will center on

Craig, a young boy living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the...

If you were planning on rewatching Martin Scorsese’s mob masterpiece “Goodfellas” in memory of late stars Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino, you have until August 31 before it leaves Netflix. Scorsese classics “Taxi Driver” and “The Departed” also take a bow at the end of the month.

You also have a limited time to revisit Tom Cruise defying gravity and the speed limit in three “Mission Impossible” movies, as well as Captain Smith going down with the ship in “Titanic,” which sails off the service on August 31 as well.

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“They’ve Gotta Have Us: Season 1”

August 5

“Screwball”

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“We Summon the Darkness”

August 9

“Demonic”

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“Mr. Peabody & Sherman”

August 15

“Endless Love”

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August 20

“The Conjuring”

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Exclusive: Todd Strauss-Schulson and Adam Devine are reuniting for a third time as the former has signed on to direct and exec produce the pilot episode of Peacock’s Pitch Perfect (w/t) spinoff series

Strauss-Schulson has previously worked with the actor on 2015 comedy slasher film The Final Girls and 2019 rom-com Isn’t Is Romantic.

He will direct the first two episodes of the series and exec produce the pilot episode.

Richie Keen, who directed Peacock’s Bust Down and NBC’s Kenan, is the producing director and an exec producer across the season.

The Pitch Perfect series, which has received a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streamer, follows Devine’s vocal villain Bumper Allen, several years after viewers saw him in the films. Invited by his old friend Pieter Krämer, played by Flula Borg, Bumper moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs becomes big in Berlin.

HBO Max is throwing its hat into one of the longest-running debates in Hollywood: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie? — by trying to delicately find a middle ground.

The streaming service is rolling out a “Holiday Wonderland” page that lists all of its Christmas-themed and Christmas-adjacent movies and TV shows. Guess where “Die Hard” (and its sequel) fell.

As you can see below, HBO Max puts “Die Hard,” “Die Hard 2” and “Lethal Weapon” in a list that includes “Shazam” and “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” as films that “have just the right amount of spirit.” We’re not sure what precludes “Harold & Kumar” from being a de facto Christmas movie, but this list features movies that take place around Christmastime, even if they don’t fully lean into the holiday festivities.

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Kal Penn, one half of the Harold & Kumar comedy franchise (John Cho being the other half), wants to make a fourth installment. The original, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, was released in 2004 and became a cult classic. This was the height of the DVD era, so it makes sense why it did so well. Just imagine all of the dorm rooms that had a copy of this movie.

That success spawned the 2008 sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, which, you guessed it, revolves around the pair escaping from prison. A third movie, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas then came three years later at the height of the 3D craze. These films certainly know how to capitalize on trends, eh?

Now, nearly a decade has past and Penn thinks it’s time for another hit off of that bong. While speaking with Variety, he said...

If Kal Penn gets his way, a fourth “Harold & Kumar” movie will be streaming on a service near you.

“I feel like it’s gotta be a streamer because people just love watching [these movies] in the comfort of their own home on a Friday night at 2 a.m., which is more streaming ‘binge-able’ than it is going to the theater,” Penn, 42, told Variety.

Penn and co-star John Cho cemented their legacies in the stoner comedy world with 2004’s “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” as two buddies whose pot-fueled munchies trip turns into a zany misadventure that includes Neil Patrick Harris and riding a cheetah.

The comedy became a hit and spawned two follow-ups, 2008’s “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” and 2011’s “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”

And sounds like Cho would be on board, too.

“We would love to do a fourth movie. John...