# Harold & Kumar 4 moving ahead with John Cho and Kal Penn returning

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/harold-kumar-4-on-track-and-everybodys-back-producer-greg-shapiro-says-hopefully-we-should-be-shooting-it-soon/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T12:12:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/harold-kumar-4-greg-shapiro-1236803633/
- Topics: World

## Summary

Producer Greg Shapiro has confirmed that a fourth instalment in the "Harold & Kumar" stoner comedy franchise is progressing, with original stars John Cho and Kal Penn set to return. Speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Shapiro said the key players from the series are on board and that a screenplay is currently being written, adding that he hopes shooting will begin soon.

The original writers, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, are attached to direct and will co-write the script with Josh Heald, producing through their Counterbalance Entertainment banner alongside Shapiro, Mandate Pictures and Nathan Kahane. The franchise began with 2004's "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and spawned two sequels, "Escape from Guantanamo Bay" (2008) and "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" (2011). Shapiro also noted that he produced the second film around the same time as "The Hurt Locker", which went on to win six Oscars.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Harold & Kumar 4 moving ahead with John Cho and Kal Penn returning](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/harold-kumar-4-greg-shapiro-1236803633/)
- [Deadline: Producer Greg Shapiro Teases u2018Harold & Kumar 4u2019 At Karlovy Vary: u201cHopefully Weu2019ll Be Shooting It Soonu201d](https://deadline.com/2026/07/producer-greg-shapiro-teases-harold-kumar-4-karlovy-vary-1236975751/)

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