Johnny Knoxville announces new movie, clarifies he ‘can’t get hit in the head anymore’

LOS ANGELES — With the recent announcement and growing anticipation for the new “Jackass” installment, Johnny Knoxville gave fans a tease of what to expect for the fifth movie. 

While the 54-year-old slapstick performer said he doesn’t care about other injuries, he does have a specific limit these days. 

Being interviewed in a Syndicate X Library video, the actor and stunt performer tempered expectations for the upcoming movie explaining he “can’t do anything where I can get another concussion.”

“(I’m) way over my limit for concussions,” he said. “I just can’t get hit in the head anymore. But, a lot of other guys can.”

His last concussion was from a stunt filmed for “Jackass Forever” in 2022. He was pummeled by a bull and ended up with a brain hemorrhage, concussion — which he has had more than a dozen of that he can recall — broken ribs and broken wrist. It was that incident that led him to retire from doing stunts before this announcement. 

Little is known about the newest movie, Variety reported it would feature new stunts and never-before-seen footage from previous installations. 

The movie will premiere in theaters June 26 and is produced by Paramount Pictures. 

Knoxville is the co-creator of the infamous stunt show “Jackass,” which aired on MTV from 2000 to 2001 and spawned a series of films continuing the hijinks. In the show and subsequent movies, Knoxville and his friends perform dangerous stunts, pranks and absurd skits for entertainment.

The franchise has become a lowbrow cultural icon, spawning parodies and copies of Knoxville’s famous catchphrase, “Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass.”

In addition to co-creating and starring in the “Jackass” franchise, Knoxville has appeared in films including “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “The Ringer” and “Men in Black II.” 

He most recently began hosting the newest reboot of “Fear Factor” called “Fear Factor: House of Fear,” which premiered Jan. 14.