Jul 25 2008 Harold & Kumar Will Visit/Escape From Another Place

Though no miniature burger or torture destination has been named, New Line has announced that Harold and Kumar will be a trilogy:

Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" and directed the latter, will return to write and direct a third installment for Mandate Pictures.

Storyline is being kept under wraps.

Stars John Cho and Kal Penn are expected to reprise their roles as the ganja-loving duo because Mandate has options on the actors for the third installment.

I kept waiting for the part where they explained that this will be a prequel, in which younger actors do impressions of Harold and Kumar, but this seems to be legitimate. I just hope I can still see Kumar as a stoner now that I know he is, in reality, a doctor working under the medical maverick House M.D.

'Harold and Kumar' set for third puff [Variety]

Dec 13 2007 AM Poster Post: 'Harold and Kumar 2' Understands Homonyms

See, in the first one, they were smoking joints. When it say they're running from the "joint", this time it's referring to prison, slangily referred to as "the joint" in some cultures. I knew there was inherent comedy lying within homonyms, but it took the Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay poster to prove it.

But I have to wonder, why not a shot of them in the airplane scene, with the tagline, "They've never been higher"? Or maybe "After torture, it's time to turn over a new leaf"? Is a word balloon saying "Weed rather not be waterboarded" too much?

Harold and Kumar 2 Poster [Worst Previews]

Dec 5 2007 R-Rated 'Harold and Kumar 2' Trailer Surprisingly Funny, Mutant-Filled

I like that in the first scene of the trailer, apparently picking up nearly immediately after the conclusion of the first film (a la Halloween 2), there are already two instances of "continuity porn." HA! They DID eat 30 burgers and four orders of fries at the end of the first movie! Ha-HA! Kumar WAS unusually preoccupied with the grooming of one's pubes! Those H&K fans do enjoy their call-backs!

Thank God they're building off the trend started by Walk Hard and taking full advantage of the particular freedoms of the "red band" trailer. "F***"s abound, both spoken and typeset! Plus, the debut of Missi Pyle's cycloptic, should-have-been-aborted offspring! Inbreeding enthusiasts, rejoice!

And, as terrible as the likeness may be, George W. Bush pawing the air, stoned and giggling, "'Cock-meat sandwich!' That's my favorite!" is a surprisingly humorous example of this sequel's apparent ambitions to top the original in scope while still continuing the story and rehashing beloved bits. What started as a stoner movie about eating cheeseburgers has now evolved into a diatribe on the American government.

And the ballsy title had better not change. It just might pave the way for Dude, Where's My Enlisted Son's Corpse?

Red Band Harold and Kumar 2: Escape from Guantanamo Bay Trailer [First Showing]

Nov 29 2007 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay' Shots

Lingerie-clad babes and flannel hunting shirts?! Is there any wacky (mis)adventure Harold and Kumar won't go through in their endless pursuit for small, square meat patties? Clearly not.

More images here.

Aug 17 2007 Harold And Kumar 2 Teaser Trailer

The teaser trailer for Harold and Kumar 2 is online, and the plot outline is that they're running from authorities who suspect them of being terrorists after they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam. Sound stupid? Of course. But who cares, because Doogie Howser is back and reprising his role as, well, Doogie Howser. If they can somehow work in Scott Baio playing Scott Baio, this thing will win all sorts of Academy Awards. Wait, they have a category for "Best Use Of TV Actors Who Used To Be Famous But Now Aren't Famous" right?