After countless delays, Jackass Forever is just a few weeks away from its long-awaited premiere. So, Johnny Knoxville and company want fans to get one last glimpse at the kind of painful and mindblowing stunts they’ll be showcasing in the movie’s final trailer.
The Jackass franchise, created by Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze (Her), turned 20 years old last year since it first graced MTV's programming for a total of three seasons before becoming its own film series. Paramount's Jackass Forever represents the final installment to feature most of the gang’s core cast, as well as some Jackass Forever newcomers, with the exception of the late Ryan Dunn and Bam Margera, with the latter being caught in a series of controversies that saw him get fired from the movie and sue his former co-stars and producers.
Putting all that drama aside, the new Jackass Forever trailer looks exactly like the blend of dangerous, disgusting, and outright dumb stunts people have grown to love over the years. The trailer recreates enhanced versions of now timeless classics involving raging bulls, venomous snakes, and portable toilets. With a reported budget of $10 million, there’s plenty of explosions, elaborate mechanisms, costumes, and even flying jets to ensure people have a good time with Jackass Forever.
Among the highlights from this trailer are the big profile cameos the Jackass Forever guys have lined up this time around, with the likes of UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, rapper Machine Gun Kelly, and actor Eric André all showing up here. Besides those three, old Jackass friends like sports and video game legends Tony Hawk and Mat Hoffman are also lined up for appearances. Tyler, the Creator will appear as well.
The Jackass cast's hospital bills have amounted to over $24 million these past two decades, which is probably why Knoxville and many others have assured fans that this will be the final chapter in Jackass history, given the likeliness of something even worse happening to them as they get older. Despite that, Tremaine and other cast members have hinted the crew shot so much footage for Jackass Forever that it’s more than likely they’ll be using part of that to produce a Jackass 4.5 cut, similar to what they did with the series’ 2.5 and 3.5 films, which consisted of tons of behind-the-scenes materials and discarded stunts.
Although some studios are starting to reconsider their release schedules ahead of uncertainty caused by the pandemic, Jackass Forever's modest budget should easily see the movie recoup some healthy profits for Paramount Pictures.
Jackass Forever is scheduled to be released in theaters on February 4, 2022.
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