Exclusive! Ask John Cho or Kal Penn a Question; Win Tickets to the Premiere of ‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas’

By jozjozjoz | Friday, October 28, 2011 | 33 Comments

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UPDATE 10/31/11 @ 9:30PM: Congrats to AnnPantaleon & declan who will be attending the Premiere!

Congrats also to commenters AlPavangkanan, anunez587, ChrisML, henkster, jedifreac, JerryWon, KenNarasaki, ksakai1, legotech, Luv4theGame, MIDesigns, miheekimkort, nekohime, nregina.adams, tammyt110, w_liu483… their questions were all selected will be answered by John & Kal! Everyone here will also receive a movie poster, too! Thanks for participating!

The stars of A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas are working with 8Asians to conduct an exclusive Q&A with our readers. So if you’ve got questions, John Cho and Kal Penn have answers!

It’s simple: if you have a question (about the movie or the Asian American community) for John Cho or Kal Penn please ask it in the comments section below by 5pm Pacific Time on October 31, 2011!

Ten (10) questions for John and ten (10) questions for Kal will be selected by John & Kal themselves! John and Kal’s answers will be published here at 8Asians!

If your question is selected, you will receive a A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas movie poster. Two lucky winners will also each win a pair of tickets to the LA Premiere of the film on November 2 at 7:30PM at Grauman’s Chinese Theater! (Sorry, no travel or accommodations to LA will be provided. Posters are for US residents only, sorry to our Canadian and overseas friends!)

In your comment, please specify:

To whom your question should be directed (John Cho or Kal Penn, but not both)
Your question for John or Kal
Tell us PREMIERE, POSTER or Q&A ONLY.

PREMIERE: I live in the L.A. area (or can get there at my own expense) and I’d like to be entered for the Premiere ticket giveaway if my question is chosen. (If you’re in the U.S., and your question is picked, you’ll also get a poster)
POSTER: I cannot use the Premiere tickets but I live in the US, so I’d like to receive a poster if my question is chosen.
Q&A ONLY: I live outside of the U.S. and will not receive any additional prizes if my question is chosen.

RULE CLARIFICATION 10/28/11: TWO (2) entries allowed per commenter! You can ask a question of John and one of Kal, as long as they are not the same question!

John and Kal will personally select their ten questions to answer!

Good luck and don’t forget — you can still enter to win The Ultimate Prize Package from A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (through 10/30) and that the film opens November 4th!

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mwei

1. @ Kal Penn

2. Did you ever light one up with the Pot.US? (I know it’s the lowest hanging fruit, but somebody has to ask.)

3. premiere ^_^
FrazgoFraz

Premiere

Given the amount of weed allegedly smoked in the H&K movies what is your favorite “brand”. (More low hanging fruit but my kids want to know). Did you get it with legit with a medical use card?
mwei

I meant the Pot.US as in real life, not the movie version of Dubya.
http://www.8Asians.com/ jozjozjoz

FRAZ! Who is your question for?!?!?! These questions are for John and Kal (actors)… not Harold & Kumar (the characters)
nregina.adams

POSTER

Hey, Kal! Is Neil Patrick Harris as awesome in person as he is on TV?
AlPavangkanan

PREMIERE

Both

What super hero movie would you like to be in?
Luv4theGame

@ Kal: First off, Congratulations for all your success in the U.S. entertainment industry, as well as your opportunities in working for the Obama administration. I remember you stated at the Asian Xcellence Awards that in another 8-10 years that perhaps there wouldn’t be a need for a platform such as AXA for Asian-Americans. With that said, through your experience as a U.S. Public Liaison, do you believe the term “Asian-American” is obsolete (since there are some people who feel the term “Asian” is too broad and since these terms are also socially-constructed, others do not necessarily consider certain groups as part of the “Asian” category, i.e. Indians/Filipinos) and because you’re a liaison for the AA what are some of the biggest hurdles/obstacles that you feel the Asian-American community faces and what have you done to try and improve it?

@ John Cho: Congratulations with all your success throughout your career as an actor in the U.S. I would also like to say your speech in regards to No On Proposition 8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFNjJb2ubRE ) was a big inspiration and is always a great reminder on the pursuit of equality. With that said, what is your opinion on Hollywood casting majority Whites actors for lead roles in movies based on films/stories that fans who protest it feel that some of the lead roles should be played by Asian-Americans (such as 21, The Last Airbender, and the upcoming Akira, etc) and do you feel films like Harold & Kumar are progressive for the Asian-American community?
FrazgoFraz

@jozjozjoz I know, I know its the actors its for, but thats the questin my kids came up with. Curious minds want to know.
declan

Kal: When hosting a bottomless Christmas party, where should one hang the mistletoe?
legotech

Kal, What’s it like working in the White House? PREMIERE
declan

Kal: When hosting a bottomless Christmas party, where should one hang the mistletoe?

Premier (forgot to include that before)
anunez587

John.

Do you think it’s harder for the Asian American community to catch their big break in the biz? Why do you think it is or isn’t?

PREMIERE!
declan

JOhn: in your Hollywood career you have done a good job transcending the Asian stereotype and landing roles that years ago would have never gone to an asian (Flash Forward), while also securing iconic asian roles (Sulu) and even tweaking with Asian stereotypes (Harold). What role does race, and the portrayal of Asians in media play in your selection of roles?

Premier!
KenNarasaki

For both John and Kal: Do you feel that you’ve reached a level of stardom where you can actually influence casting in your projects – like lobbying producers and directors to add more diversity to their (and your) casts?
miheekimkort

Both.

Are there any roles you regret doing, and why? Are there any roles/characters you would love to do, and why?
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tammyt110

John

As a successful actor and as someone who presumably enjoys living, how have you survived and navigated around the concrete jungle that is Hollywood?

Premiere
henkster

To Kal Penn-

What did you think when you were offered to do a third Harold and Kumar but, found out it was going to be a Christmas film? A stoner Christmas movie has yet to be done!

PREMIERE
ChrisML

To Kal – What has it been like to transition back from politics? POSTER
ChrisML

To John – Any plans to make another foray into television?
jedifreac

To John and Kal: As two of the most well known Asian American actors of your generation, could you share your thoughts on the media representation of Asian Americans? And what can we do to show Hollywood that more projects like H&K deserve to be made and more young actors of color deserve to be cast?
jedifreac

To Kal and John: A lot of young Asian Americans are interested in an acting career, but may feel discouraged because of the lack of opportunities for APA actors and/or lack of support from their parents (parents influenced in part by the lack of opportunities for APA actors.) With the understanding that this business takes a lot of hard work and persistence, do you have any advice or sage words of wisdom for young APA actors?

(premiere)
nekohime

Premiere.

To John: as an earlier poster has mentioned, you’ve landed a role that usually does not go to Asians. Have you found it difficult to get considered for ethnicity-blind roles such as the one in Flash Forward?
w_liu483

To John and Kal, what kind of reception do your Harold and Kumar films have on first-generation Asian immigrants to the U.S.?
nekohime

Premiere.

To Kal: you’ve done TV, movies, politics…what’s next?
ksakai1

To both,

If an API falls in Hollywood, does it make a sound?

Koji
AnnPantaleon

To John – how did your family respond when you told them you were interested in pursuing acting as a career?

PREMIERE
AnnPantaleon

To Kal – Since acting and politics are such opposite ends of the spectrum, what made you decide to come back to acting instead of furthering your interests in politics? (I’m glad you came back to acting, dont get me wrong!) Also, have you ever used your Hollywood status to influence your colleagues in D.C and vice versa?

premiere
JerryWon

To John & Kal,

If your movies, you play roles that are far from the “model minority” stereotypes. Do you think this helps, hurts Asian Americans becoming a stable force in Hollywood or do you think we’ve already arrived?

Thanks,

Jerry

Premiere Please.
MIDesigns

to John Cho:

If Harold and Kumar had kids that took on a new form of their adventures, what kind of advice do you think Harold and Kumar would give to the next generation?

PREMIERE
MIDesigns

to Kal Penn:

What do you think the real Santa would think of Harold and Kumar killing him on film?

PREMIERE
Luv4theGame

POSTER.
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