Living life on the adventurous, risky side does come with a price - $7 million to be exact. Johnny Knoxville and other stars of the upcoming movie "Jackass: Number Two," dished out a huge sum of money to cover insurance while on the set of the sequel.
Knoxville and his co-stars, Bam Margera and Steve-O, say there was no doubt in their minds they were going to die on set.
The crazy actors - who became famous on MTV's "Jackass" - have revealed that their new out-of-control movie stunts are the most dangerous and risky activities they have partaken in to date. Afraid of dying on the set, the outrageous stars asked the studios to dish out millions in case something happened to them while filming.
Knoxville admits he almost came face to face with death a bunch of times during shooting and was just lucky he survived.
According to Starpulse.com, he said, "I came close to dying a few times. When the rocket exploded in one stunt - there was like a foot long metal rod that went right out next to my side. It was close!"
Director Jeff Tremaine added, "The casings for the rockets came shooting out the back and side. It could have gone right through him, it just missed! When we watched the footage afterwards, just frame by frame, it is very close."
Tremaine admits he consulted the studio for insurance who wanted to know why he needed such a ridiculous amount of money.
He explained, "The studio is like - well what do you need $7 million for? And I'm like well, you've got to insure these guys! You know. The tapes cost $7. The cameras are about $2,000. After that, it's all insurance!"
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