Paramount Developing ‘First Man’ And ‘Mustache Riders’ For Johnny Knoxville And ‘Jackass’ Crew
Mere days before themega-hitJackass 3D(without the D) hits DVD and Blu-ray, Paramount is taking steps to make sure they remain in theJackassbusiness. First up, they’ve purchased a pitch calledFirst Manwhich will starJohnny Knoxvilleas a rowdy guy whose wife is elected President of the United States. Second, they’re revamping a previously purchased project calledMustache Ridersthat follows three crooks who search for buried treasure with a “grizzled old outlaw.” The three crooks would be played by Knoxville,Bam MargeraandRyan Dunnwhile the outlaw would beWillie Nelson. you may’t make this stuff up. Read more about both films after the break.
Deadline exclusivelybroke the news about Paramount wanting to stay in theJackassgame.First Manwill be written byMatt SpicerandMax Winklerand produced by Dickhouse Entertainment. Winkler’s directorial debut,Ceremony, opens next month, starring Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano. Here’s how Deadline describedFirst Man:
Mustache Ridershas been at Paramount for several years but with Knoxville, Margera and Dunn all now interested, the script is being rewritten to incorporate more stunts which, of course, the guys would do themselves.Broken Lizard, the team behindSuper TroopersandBeerfest, is set to produce.
What does this all mean? Well, one would think Paramount is buttering up the boys with some nice, easy, scripted work so that in a few years they can hit them up, pun intended, to make anotherJackassfilm.Jackass 3Dmade about $120 million at the domestic box office against a modest $20 million budget,according to Box Office Mojo.
We’ve seen Knoxville star in films before so he kind of makes sense in both these ideas. But do you think Dunn and Margera will be able to play characters other than themselves? And how do Chris Pontius and Steve-O feel about this?
