Half Baked 2is getting closer to becoming a reality. The sequel was among a dozen projects selected earlier this week to receive part of a $40 million in tax credit allocated by the California Film Commission. According to the state tax credit, production needs to begin within the next 180 days, and forHalf Baked 2, that will take place in Los Angeles. It was revealed at the end of last year thatMacGyverreboot star Justin Hires was putting together the screenplay for the sequel.
As for who will be involved inHalf Baked 2, that is unclear at the moment.Dave Chappellewill more than likely have nothing to do with the project after revealing his disappointment in the first installment. In 2014, Chappelle said, “Half Bakeddidn’t come out the way I wanted it to come out. I was real upset about that, cause it was a real cool script.” He seems to think that the movie was geared towards children, which was not the case when the he read the original script.
Though Dave Chappelle, who played both Thurgood Jenkins and the rapper Sir Smokes-A-Lot, probably won’t have anything to do withHalf Baked 2, the story willreportedly focus on Jenkins' son. No other details about the sequel have been made available and it remains to be seen if original stars Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diax, or Harland Williams will take part, though it would seem like they almost have to. While the story could go in a different direction,Half Baked 2will need some of the original characters to be something that fans are going to want to see in theaters when it comes out.
Half Bakedwas far from a hit when it opened in theaters. It grossed just $17.5 million upon its release, though its budget was only $8 million. Critics blasted the movie and it seemed like it was doomed. However, once released on home video, it became a cult classic, mainly thanks in part to Dave Chappelle signing on with Comedy Central forChappelle’s Show, which was huge and had fans looking for anything with the comedian’s name on it. Since then,Half Bakedhas been reexamined and even critics who originally blasted, came back around to it.
Justin Hires is excited and pretty confident aboutHalf Baked 2. In December 2019 he said, “Excited to announce I’ll be writing the sequel toHalf Baked. I know the original is a classic and yes this sequel will be [fire] because I’m writing it. Oh yeah, I write screenplays too.” While Hires sounds confident, fans of the original are going to need a lot more than a promise that it will be “fire.” No cast or director has been announced at this time, but ifHalf Baked 2has to go into production in the next few months, we should know soon.Metaflixwas the first to report on theHalf Baked 2news.
