Jackass is coming back, and so is Bam Margera… kind of.
Johnny Knoxville announced this week that a new film in the beloved MTV franchise will be coming to cinemas this year.
“Well a wang dang and hot damn doodle, we are starting the year off with a bang,” the social post reads. “We wanted to let you know that this summer Jackass is back!! We will see you in theatres June 26th.
“More to come but wanted you to hear it from us first!”
As reported by Variety, the film will include new stunts and never-before-seen archival footage from previous works.
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In what may be a telling sign, Margera, who fell out with Knoxville and the crew around the release of 2022’s Jackass Forever, has signed an agreement to appear in the new film via never-before-seen archival footage. It’s understood that the 46-year-old skateboarder will not film any new stunts.
Having featured as one of the original cast members, Margera did not appear in Jackass Forever, which was assumed to be the final film for the crew, after breaching a “wellness agreement” for allegedly testing positive for Adderall.
“What they did to me, making me go to treatment and paying for it, and then not putting me in a movie, and, you know, I had to go to court over it,” Margera said at the time. “You couldn’t offer me enough money to want to do another Jackass with them. The damage has been done.”
Margera later sued Paramount, Jackass leader Johnny Knoxville, and director Spike Jonze, alleging they had wrongfully fired him.
The lawsuit alleged that Margera had been “coerced” into signing the agreement and that he had been taking Adderall as a prescription for a decade. A settlement was reached in 2022.
Margera has reported to be almost two years sober.
