Jackass 5 Will Welcome Back Bam Margera, Albeit Via Previously-Unseen Archive Footage

Bam Margera volition look successful the newly-confirmed Jackass 5, aft signing an statement that allows previously-unseen archive footage of himself to beryllium utilized successful the movie.

Variety has reported that Margera is not presently acceptable to look successful immoderate caller stunts for Jackass 5, though this whitethorn alteration successful the future.

Right present it's not wide what the unseen footage of Margera involves, though the skateboarder and stuntman is known to person filmed much for 2022's Jackass Forever than made the last edit, earlier helium was dramatically booted disconnected the task for allegedly failing a sobriety test.

Bam Margera. Image credit: Olivia Wong/Getty Images.

The fallout from Margera's firing led to a bitter feud with Johnny Knoxville's Jackass team, with reports of Margera sending decease threats and asking fans for wealth to money a rival movie. Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine responded by gaining a restraining bid against Margera.

Ultimately, Margera filed a wrongful termination suit against Knoxville, Tremaine and different accumulation partners which was settled, pursuing which helium pledged ne'er to return.

Margera has not appeared successful immoderate TV oregon movie task since, though aft a play of regularly attracting headlines for his behaviour and different ineligible issues, was fixed a last-minute repreive by legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk to look successful past year's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, aft antecedently being a stalwart of the archetypal games.

Now, Margera volition look again successful the franchise which genuinely made his name, arsenic Jackass returns for yet different outing. "Well a wang dang and blistery damn doodle, we are starting the twelvemonth disconnected with a bang," Knoxville wrote connected Instagram yesterday, announcing the project. "We wanted to fto you cognize that this summertime Jackass is back! We volition spot you successful theatres June 26. More to travel but wanted you to perceive it from america first!"

Image credit: Olivia Wong/Getty Images.

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