Johnny Knoxville sparks explosion for ‘Jackass’ movie
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Johnny Knoxville played the role of an agent of chaos in Southern California over the weekend.
A “double explosion” was captured on film by a Simi Valley resident outside a dog park, but social media users discovered Knoxville was behind the explosion.
“Apparently people thought a plane crashed in Simi Valley yesterday,” Knoxville said in a @joeknowsventura clip shared online.
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Johnny Knoxville has been at the helm of “Jackass” since the controversial show series debuted on MTV in 2000. (FOX)
“Little did they know it was due to a freak explosion that @jemfxpopov created for us for the last day of @jackass filming.”
Just before sunset in the suburbs, a large plume of smoke was seen rising behind the hillside where Big Sky Movie Ranch operates.
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Big Sky has served as the filming location for numerous films and television shows, including “Little House on the Prairie,” “Gunsmoke,” “Wild Bill” and “Quantum Leap.”
“We were standing near the explosion and couldn’t believe what we saw,” Knoxville wrote online. “Immediately the entire cast went and hugged @jemfxpopov.
Bam Margera and Steve-O rose to fame with the “Jackass” crew, a group of amateur stuntmen known for filming their crazy antics. (Frank Micelotta Archive)
“Thank you to Elia, his team and the rest of our amazing team for making it a great debut yesterday. 26 years and it’s over!!”
Knoxville added, “Jackass: Best and Last comes to theaters June 26.”
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The long-running and often controversial stunt series first premiered on MTV in 2000 and ran for three seasons, while amassing a cult following and six feature films.
Knoxville spoke very early last year and admitted that the fifth movie would be the last.
Johnny Knoxville previously admitted that the fifth “Jackass” movie would be his last. (Joe Camporeale)
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“This will be the end. This is the natural place to end,” Knoxville said. Rolling stone In that case. “So it’s definitely going to suck.”
His future plans included many things he was responsible for on a daily basis: “Be a dad, play with our crazy dog, hang out with my wife, do some work.”
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He tried to lower the standards for fans heading into the fifth movie, saying he couldn’t make another movie where he would get “another concussion.”
“(I) am already past my concussion limit,” he said. “I can’t get hit in the head anymore. But a lot of guys can do that.”
