Check out Half-Baked Totally High starring Walking Dead alum Jason Warner Smith

Walking Dead alum, Jayson Warner Smith has many impressive credits to his name. He has appeared in Where the Crawdads Sing, Outer Banks, Emancipation, and many more. In April 2024, you can see Smith in the new movie Half Baked—Totally High.

The movie, directed by Mike Tiddes, known for directing the comedy horror film A Haunted House, is a sequel to the cult film Half Baked (1998), starring Dave Chapelle and Jim Breuer.

The new film stars Dexter Darden, who starred in The Maze Runner series of films as JR, with Moses Storm as Miles, David Koechner, and Frankie Muniz. Harland Williams and Rachel True reprise their roles as Kenny Davis and Mary Jane from the original film and are joined by Joel Courtney, Ramona Young, Ash Santos, Rafael Castillo, Justin Miles, and Jayson Warner Smith.

"Ever since they first shared a joint as kids 10 years ago, JR, Miles, Cori and Bruce have been best buds. But their love of chronic kickstarts chaos after Bruce puffs on a fabled doobie containing 3 strains of weed that turns out to be fatal. Strapped for cash to send Bruce's body across the country for burial, the three remaining stoners stumble across an amazing strain of marijuana and blaze a trail across L.A.'s underground pot market, destroying the business of a ruthless and now very unhappy drug lord. This amps up the hilarious adventure that gets lit with outrageous antics, surprising suspense, and nonstop laughs."

- Half Baked 2: Totally High synopsis

Half Baked -Totally High premieres on Tubi and PVOD and releases on Blu-ray on April 16. The movie is rated R for “for drug use throughout, sexual content, language, graphic nudity, and some violence," which is what you expect from a sequel to the original.

Jayson Warner Smith new projects

In an interview with Beauty and the Beazts podcast (see below), Smith shared a new project he is currently filming, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, that will air on Peacock. This movie is based on the true armed robbery that occurred after Muhammad Ali's comeback fight in 1971. The movie stars Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard. Smith also shared the Walking Dead's Michael James Shaw will appear in this film.

Don't miss Smith in a fantastic short film, Chipper, which features adult children dealing with a difficult decision regarding their aging parent. It was written by the dynamic duo of Ruckus and Lane Skye (Becky, Devil to Pay) and directed by Shaun MacLean in his directorial debut. The film has been featured in numerous festivals, where it has received a long list of awards.

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