Johnny Knoxville Set to Star in JACKASS-Inspired Theme Park Comedy ACTION PARK
Johnny Knoxville is set to star in and produce a new film inspired by his Jackass hijinks called Action Park. According to THR, the film "imagines what would happen if Knoxville and his cohorts irresponsibly designed and operated their own theme park." Sounds like it would be a crazy deadly good time!
Tim Kirkby (Veep) will direct the film from a script written by Knoxville, John Altshuler, and Dave Krinsky. I'm intrigued by the concept because I watched a lot of Jackass when it was at its height of popularity. It was one of those guilty pleasures that I enjoyed indulging in.
Production on the film will begin in March, and it will shoot in South Africa. The location of the shoot makes me wonder if they are actually going to build a full-on theme park of death for this movie that will include attractions that will really mess some people up.
It still amazes me that Knoxville was able to make a lucrative career for himself by being a Jackass.