It was revealed late last year that comedian Justin Hires was penning the screenplay for the second installment.
Half Baked 2 is 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 for Half Baked 2, that will take place in Los Angeles. It was revealed at the end of last year that MacGyver reboot star Justin Hires was putting together the screenplay for the sequel.
As for who will be involved in Half Baked 2, that is unclear at the moment. Dave Chappelle will more than likely have nothing to do with the project after revealing his disappointment in the first installment. In 2014, Chappelle said, “Half Baked didn’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