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Stuntman Robbie Knievel, son of daredevil Evel Knievel, has died at the age of 60. Knievel passed away early Friday at a hospice in Reno after battling pancreatic cancer, his brother Kelly Knievel told the Associated Press. Kelly said Robbie died with daughters Krysten, Karmen, and Maria by his side. “Daredevils don’t live easy lives,” […]
Ahead of the release of Jackass Forever next month, the team has shared a video introducing some of the newest additions to the cast. Alongside the returning members of the Jackass family, the fourth entry in the movie series introduces Sean “Poopies” McInerney, Zach “Zackass” Holmes, Rachel Wolfson, Eric Manaka, and Jasper Dolphin of Odd Future fame, among others. In the newly […]
The Matrix Resurrections, mercifully, is out later this month. And as we all finally get to experience the revival of the beloved franchise, complete with returning stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, we should probably keep in mind the great lengths the actors went to as part of a particularly daring stunt sequence. Reeves, who […]
Johnny Knoxville’s time as a certified jackass is coming to an end. In a new interview with GQ, the grey-haired human cannonball explained why he’s exiting the franchise after the upcoming Jackass 4. “You can only take so many chances before something irreversible happens,” Johnny explained. “I feel like I’ve been extremely lucky to take the chances […]
Plenty of people found something to praise among the Sun-released audio of Tom Cruise yelling at his Mission: Impossible crew for COVID-19 safety violations. While some were quick to point out problems with how Cruise delivered the remarks, the general consensus seemed to be that it was kind of nice to hear someone taking the […]
The brand that owns the late daredevil Evel Knievel’s intellectual property rights (K&K Promotions, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, and other Disney-related entities over Toy Story 4‘s Duke Caboom. K&K’s contention, which you may have guessed if you’ve seen the 2019 film, is that Caboom is a blatant IP theft of the legendary […]
Surely, we’ve all wondered—in some way or another—if it might be possible to just strap oneself to a bunch of balloons and float around with nary an existential worry in sight. On Wednesday, noted illusionist and doer of preposterous things David Blaine actually fucking did it. “It’s gonna be right here in Page, Arizona, which is […]
David Blaine will attempt to float across the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York City while holding onto a bunch of helium-filled balloons later this month in his first large-scale live stunt in nearly a decade, Variety reports. Blaine has partnered with YouTube for this upcoming event, titled David Blaine Ascension, and shared a teaser trailer on Wednesday, […]
Popular daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes was killed Saturday after a rocket stunt that went wrong, TMZ reports. As an amateur rocket-engineer, Hughes created a “self-made steam-powered rocket” to launch him into the air near Barstow, California. Cameras were on-site to film the stunt. However, all they ended up capturing was Hughes’ fatal crash landing. At the time of […]
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