After a 50 million dollar record breaking opening weekend, it is no surprise that Paramount will continue showing Jackass the love. There was talk that Jackass 3.5, a whole separate movie of stunts shot for – but cut out of – would make its way to theaters. That idea has reportedly been nixed and Jackass 3.5, featuring about an hour of new footage that couldn’t fit into the theatrical release, will hit DVD and online in January. Much like Jackass 2.5 before it, it will not be an extra on the eventual DVD release of the
theatrical film but will, instead, but a totally separate movie.
During an interview with MTV you'll find there is so much more to see, and that would include about three to four-minutes of Chris Pontius’ penis. “Oh, God! There's a lot of good stuff. Just the three-minute, four-minute bit on [Chris] Pontius' penis. All the different things we tried with his wang. It's hilarious. And 'Incredible Nut Shots,' we spent more time on that than any bit we've ever shot. That turned out really good.” Johnny Knoxville claimed.
Well, the insane Jackass crew exceeded expectations this weekend in a major way. Jackass 3D earned $50 million; a pretty impressive showing, considering pundits predicted a $30 million opening.
Of interesting note, both prior Jackass films also opened in the top box office slot. The first film banked $23 million in it’s October 2002 opening weekend; the second film drew $29 million in it’s September 2006 opening weekend.
Today is the big day! Jackass 3D is finally here to have you laughing your ass off and possibly needing a barf bag!
This past year at San Diego Comic Con, iamROGUE.com joined Bam Margera and Steve-O. for a brew, a burger and a preview of their latest feature. Paramount threw a good party and nobody went to the hospital, at least not that I’m aware of.
In honor of the big release day, we thought it would be worth re-visiting Bam talk about penises, vomit and pee. And of course, chat with Steve-O and just enjoy hanging with the chill guy he is.
Update: Jackass 3D his theaters on October 15 and promotion is kicking into high gear. Sunday night before the MTV Video Music Awards, they premiered a brand new clip from the movie.
The whole Jackass gang (Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee-Man, etc.) has returned to inflict pain on themselves for our pleasure. Check out the trailer for Jackass 3-D!
Synopsis: The third installment of JACKASS from Paramount Pictures and MTV Films will hit theaters on October 15, 2010, this time in eye-popping 3D. Johnny Knoxville and the boys will begin shooting in late January with Dickhouse Production’s Jeff Tremaine at the helm and producing alongside Spike Jonze and Knoxville.
The addition of 3D to the new film will raise the mayhem factor to new heights, promises star/producer Johnny Knoxville. “We’re going to take the same 3D technology James Cameron used in AVATAR and stick it up Steve O’s butt. We’re taking stupid to a whole new dimension.” ??
2002’s “Jackass: The Movie” earned more than more than $64 million and was heralded as “a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle, but also hilarious and provocative. God help me, thumbs up” by esteemed critic Richard Roeper. Released in 2006, “Jackass: Number Two” earned over $72 million and was heralded by the New York Times as being “debased, infantile and reckless in the extreme, this compendium of body bravado and malfunction makes for some of the most fearless, liberated and cathartic comedy in modern movies.
What could be cooler than having a brew, a burger and hanging out with the fellas from Jackass? Hell yeah is what I say, and that is exactly what iamROGUE did when Paramount celebrated the release of Jackass 3-D at Comic Con this year.
With a balls to the wall party, and a truck decked out to celebrate the event, fans and critics could get a glimpse of the movie in all its glory… there was a party goin’ on right here.