“Harold & Kumar’ crave to go to Amsterdam

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LOS ANGELES – Fueled by White Castle burgers, Harold and Kumar are ready for their next adventure.

Actors John Cho and Kal Penn confirm that they’ve signed on for two sequels to 2004’s comedy “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” in which they play the titular stoner buddies on a mission to soothe their pot-induced cravings with the fast food chain’s signature sliders.

“‘Harold and Kumar Go to Amsterdam’ is being written as we speak,” Penn, 27, tells Zap2it.com, referring to the ending of “White Castle,” in which the uptight Harold discovers his crush is traveling to the land of legalized marijuana.

“Whether or not it’s going to be made depends on the financial receipts from DVD sales and rentals,” he adds. “There will be a very direct correlation – so please don’t download our film off the Internet. If you liked the movie, please rent or buy it – it’ll assure that we’ll bring you another one next year.”

Cho, 32, is also jonseing for another go at the buddy comedy. “I would love an opportunity to do it: I like the character of Harold, I like the guys involved in making the movie, and although I haven’t been, I am very confident that I would like Amsterdam.”

The “Extreme Unrated” DVD of the film went on sale Tuesday.

Penn’s film credits include “Van Wilder,” “Malibu’s Most Wanted” and “Love Don’t Cost a Thing.” He will also appear in the upcoming “Son of the Mask,” the Ben Affleck comedy “Man About Town” and Mira Nair’s adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel “The Namesake.”

Cho’s previous films include the “American Pie” trilogy, “Wag the Dog,” “Down to Earth” and “Better Luck Tomorrow.” He next appears in the comedy “Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas,” which will be released later this year.

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