Jackass 3D

Jackass 3D,

 also known as Jackass Number 3 is an upcoming 2010 3-D film of the Jackass series. On December 2009, Paramount Pictures and MTV Films announced an October 15, 2010 release.

Production

In December 2009, director Jeff Tremaine began doing camera tests with the 3D equipment. In that same month, Johnny Knoxville announced the return of the entire cast of the previous two movies.

Filming of the stunts began on January 25, 2010,Tremaine filmed the crew on private property unlike the traditional Jackass fashion of filming in the streets, and it includes "occasional forays to foreign countries." Bam Margera said that in the first month of filming, he already has 3 broken ribs, resulting in him having to "rest it up at home" until he can return. On April 17, 2010 Margera told the Artisan News Service the movie was 70% done and half the crew had been to the hospital with Margera having "three broken ribs and a broken shoulder and a twisted ankle as we speak."

In April 2010, JackassWorld.com was closed, leaving a posting that says "gone filmin'," and "Thanks for the support the past two years. To keep abreast and adick of all things related to the world of jackass and Dickhouse (including the currently in production flick jackass 3D), follow us on Facebook and Twitter." A recent online interview with Rick Kosick reveals that JackassWorld.com will no longer be a web site after the movie releases. 

Cameraman Lance Bangs told TimesOnline, that “It’s utterly crazy. Everything in 3-D looks as brightly colored as candy. I’m a cameraman on it, and it’s amazing to watch the footage being turned 3-D, like watching everything through a viewfinder.” He later went on to say “I thought I was above peer pressure, but there’s such camaraderie. I took part in a few stunts and ended up humiliated and hurt — me, the poetic film-maker friend of Spike Jonze."

In late May 2010, Knoxville has stated that Steve-O's sobriety is at its best and “There is no beer on set this time around even if some of us wish there was”. He also said “And to be honest it's going great. Everyone has had different injuries throughout which is a good sign and Steve-O is probably getting the best footage out of everybody. He is really going for it. He wants to prove to everyone he can do these stunts sober. It's been two years since he had a drink now. Everyone has been real supportive of him.”

At the MTV Movie Awards on June 6th, Tremaine said filming was nearly finished but they hadn't shot internationally yet but intended to shoot "a couple of bits". 

An injury to cast member Margera forced a rewrite for the beginning of the movie. On June 12, 2010, Margera was beaten on the head with a bat by a 59 year old African-American woman outside of his bar, The Note. The lady alleged Bam called her a 'nigger' and that she was offended, but did not hit him. When Margera was approached by TMZ two days after the incident, he told them he "never used the n-word" and that "[the lady] attacked me times before". He explained:

I was internally bleeding in the brain for two days and they wouldn't let me leave the hospital. I was like, 'I need to go to Los Angeles in six hours to go finish Jackass.' We start tomorrow and I'm supposed to get hit in the head and now I can't because of her.

Margera added in the same interview that the opening sequence is being shot with Phantom high speed cameras, which record at 1,000 frames per second to produce hyper-slow motion, similar to the opening sequence of Zombieland.

Content

One of the stunts Bam Margera stated he intended to film was entitled "The Worst Wake-up in the World" in which himself and Ryan Dunn would wake up Bam's fellow friend Brandon Novak with "Defibrillators, then urinate onto his face, throw flour on him to cake the urine, punch him in each eye, and then release six vampire bats into the room, and lock the door".

According to Deadline.com, a stunt called "The Heli-cockter" has also been filmed and shown to Paramount executives in its 3D format to greenlight the project. Chris Pontius tethered a remote control-operated helicopter from his penis, and grinned while he swung it around.

According to Bam Margera at a concert for the Finnish band HIM, he was made to face his fear and jump into a pit of snakes by the other cast members, in order for him to see the band play.

Artisan News Service in an interview with Bam, asked what stunt he felt was the craziest filmed so far. In reply he said "Urm...I don't want to give too much away, but I'll just say that...I was hanging on a tree, 20 feet above and I let go, and I fell 10 feet onto my nuts on another branch, and then I fell on my face...and that's how I broke my shoulder."

BareBonesMusic.com caught up with Bam on the Black Carpet at the Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards, in which he said he was currently filming that day, assuming he's recovered and is back to doing stunts.

In unison with the current The Dudesons In America MTV series, Knoxville stated that the Dudesons will be making an appearance in Jackass 3D.

On June 7, 2010 Bam stated on Radio Bam that he got into a fight with fellow cast member Ehren McGhehey and also broke Steve-o's nose during filming. Chad Ginsburg also stated on the show, that his band CKY have made a song for the movie. 

In an interview with Knoxville on the Adam Carolla show, he stated "That he loves it" (referring to performing in Jackass) and that "He's right back into the nonsense that is Jackass, in this third installment, and that there's a lot of close calls" in terms of danger, etc. He also mentioned that with animals such as bulls and snakes being regularly used and always delivering good footage, there are a number of stunts in this installment featuring them. Johnny also mentioned other aspects in the interview, including censorship issues and Steve-o's recovery from his past addictions.

According to an article at Peace FM Online, Knoxville attempted a stunt in which he threw a basketball off of a Ferris wheel, trying to a hit a trampoline below, to then hit fellow cast member Chris Pontius in the "family jewels".

It has been confirmed, via the Official Jackass Facebook page, that there will be news . 

The first official images have surfaced on the Jackass facebook page, one of which shows Knoxville soaring through the air on a jet ski. Described as "Johnny Knoxville takes to the three-dimensional skies in a 'first look' preview of things to come at you in jackass 3D" 

Paramount and MTV Films screened the first footage from Jackass 3D at a special event during Comic-Con 2010 in its 3D format. Some of the footage consisted of "bull riding, a rocket jetski, shots of someone blowing a paper party whistle at the camera using only their butthole and a giant hand slapping Knovxville across the face" and one in particular called "The Poo Cocktail Supreme" in which Steve-O is strapped into a porta potty (filled with feces) with a bungee cord attached, and then is dropped from a large height.

According to Collider, one of the other stunts shown at the Comic Con was a paintball shootout of sorts, in which it was "Shot perfectly for 3D". They went on to say "The camera started on the left and dollied to the right. As it dollied, the person in the center of the frame was close to the camera while the person getting shot was further back so you could really see the distance. As the camera moved, the shooter looked at the camera and was smiling while firing. Towards the end of the shot, he let at least 15 bullets fly and with the sequence being done in slow motion and in 3D, it was amazing. We were all laughing hysterically while the person getting shot was screaming in pain" 

In an interview with Iamrogue.com, Bam Margera told how one of his favourite pranks was one in which he taped a small camera to the end of his penis, and urinated on fellow cast members. This was also given the 3D treatment. 

The official trailer was shown on Thursday August 5th at 10pm during many shows on channels owned by MTV, such as VH1, and Spike. It was shown during the 2nd episode of the new season of Jersey Shore featuring various stunts performed by the Jackass crew.

Cast

The entire cast from the previous movies will return. The main cast includes:

Johnny Knoxville

Bam Margera

Steve-O

Ryan Dunn

Chris Pontius

Ehren McGhehey

Preston Lacy

Dave England

Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña

Guest appearances:

Brandon Novak

The Dudesons.

(source:wikipedia)