Johnny Knoxville Teases Final ‘Jackass’ Movie Will Be ‘Absolutely Awful’

It has been more than 25 years since “Jackass” first hit screens, and co-creator Johnny Knoxville is offering a glimpse of what’s to come in the fifth and final movie. While fans of the franchise know what to expect, Knoxville is holding back details to avoid spoiling the fun.

“Jackass” first aired in 2000 and began as a TV series on MTV. In the last 25 years, Knoxville and his reckless crew have released four movies and a few spin-offs, but it has been confirmed that the upcoming movie will be the last.

Knoxville, born Philip John Clapp, talked to Rolling Stone about his experiences on set, as well as what to expect in “Jackass 5.” “This will be the last one. This is the natural place to end. So it’s going to be absolutely awful,” he shared.

When asked what fans should hope for, the 54-year-old stunt performer said, “You hope it doesn’t go well at all! Should be a f-cking train wreck. That’s what you should hope for. I think we designed it that way.”

The “Jackass” cast members have pulled off dangerous and outrageous stunts over the years, from enduring painful pranks involving wild animals to launching themselves out of cannons, but there’s one particular animal that Knoxville prefers to work with.

In the interview, Knoxville shared that his favorite animals to “f-ck with” are bulls. When asked if there are any stunts he knows he would never get to do, he became emotional and had to compose himself before saying, “I can’t mess around with bulls anymore.”

Knoxville’s reaction stems from the fact that he would no longer be able to “play” with them. “Yeah, it’s terrible. I just want to play with them. I’m trying not to indulge in those thoughts,” he shared.

In 2022, Knoxville opened up about a brain injury he sustained while filming the fourth movie, “Jackass Forever.” In full matador regalia, Knoxville was violently rammed by a bull, which resulted in multiple injuries.

In an interview on the “Howard Stern Show” in 2022, Knoxville said it was the “worst hit” he had taken in all the stunts he had done throughout the years. “I got a brain hemorrhage from that, so my cognitive abilities were in steep decline after that hit,” he explained.

He also suffered from depression while recovering and undergoing treatments for his injuries. As he told Rolling Stone, it took about six months for him to fully recover, and it felt like his “mind just fell off a cliff.” After suffering 16 concussions throughout the years and the last injury with the bull, he could no longer do those types of stunts.

According to reports, the full cast from “Jackass Forever” will be returning for the final movie. Many fans have wondered whether former cast member and skateboarder Bam Margera will appear, though that seems unlikely based on what he said.

As previously reported by The Blast, Margera said he won’t be filming for the new movie, and his appearance in the film will be limited to old “Jackass” footage that has never been seen. Margera was let go from the fourth movie after allegedly breaking a clause related to substance abuse in his contract.

When asked about Margera, Knoxville said, “I hear he’s doing a lot better and that makes me happy, because we’ve been through so much together and I love him. I’m happy he’s doing well,” he stated.

While Knoxville is preparing to close his “Jackass” chapter, he has stepped into a new role as host of another adrenaline-filled series, “Fear Factor: House of Fear.”

The game show, originally hosted by Joe Rogan, has been rebooted by Fox. The competition involves contestants facing their biggest phobias to win the prize money.

Knoxville says that he enjoyed shooting the series and was surprised by how he was able to help contestants through the challenges. “I really bonded with the cast, because some of them are really terrified of things, and I’m just trying to help them through it a little. I didn’t think I was going to be as big of a help on ‘Fear Factor’ as I ended up being,” he shared.

“Jackass 5” is scheduled to hit theaters in June, while “Fear Factor: House of Fear” is currently airing on Fox and Hulu.