Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O have already been hospitalised during filming for Jackass 4, co-star Bam Margera revealed on Tuesday.
The cast of the iconic MTV comedy show have reunited for a fourth feature film, but Johnny, 49, and Steve, 46, have already injured themselves two days into filming by ‘jumping on a full-speed treadmill with band equipment.’
Bam, 41, broke the news to fans on his website, and Screen Rant reports that the pair are not seriously injured and will return to work when fit to do so.
Oh no: Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O have already been hospitalised during filming for Jackass 4, co-star Bam Margera revealed on Tuesday (pictured 2010)
He said: ‘It’s the second day of filming Jackass already and Steve-O and Knoxville were hospitalised by jumping on a full-speed treadmill with band equipment – like a f*****g tuba.”
Revealing his own injuries he added: ‘So yeah, I’m here are the clinic now, taking a p*** test. Rock’n’roll, oh yeah – I’ve got the scars too. Yeah man.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville for comment.
Despite being well into their 40s, the cast, led by show creator Johnny, are poised for a return to the big screen for the latest installment in their hugely popular franchise,
Reunited: The cast of the iconic MTV comedy show have reunited for a fourth feature film, but Johnny, 49, and Steve, 46, have already injured themselves by ‘jumping on a full-speed treadmill with band equipment’
Co-star: Bam Margera, 41, broke the news to fans on his website, and Screen Rant reports that the pair are not seriously injured and will return to work when fit to do so
Fans have been made to wait for another installment from the team after the success of third feature length film Jackass 3D, released in 2010.
The show made stars of co-stars Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Ehren McGhehey, Jason Acuña and Preston Lacy following its initial launch.
Despite the controversy surrounding its unorthodox stunts, it was an instant hit with fans, running for three years on MTV before branching into cinema with three spin-off films.
Oh dear: Revealing his own injuries he added: ‘So yeah, I’m here are the clinic now, taking a p*** test. Rock’n’roll, oh yeah – I’ve got the scars too. Yeah man’
Return: Despite being well into their 40s, the cast, led by show creator Johnny, are poised for a return to the big screen for the latest installment in their hugely popular franchise (pictured the cast in 2006’s Jackass 2)
However there have been a series of tragedies and setbacks since final film Jackass 3D ‘s release.
In 2011 original cast-member Dunn was tragically killed when his Porsche 911 GT3 veered off the road at high speed, hit a tree and burst into flames, just nine-days after his 34th birthday.
Meanwhile co-star Margera has entered rehab multiple times for drug, alcohol and mental health issues.
In 2019, he was ejected from a commercial airline after being deemed too drunk to fly.
Jackass 4 is due to be released on July 2 2021
Iconic: The show made stars of co-stars Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Ehren McGhehey, Jason Acuña and Preston Lacy following its initial launch (pictured 2010)