Robin Leach reports: CRISS ANGEL’S NEXT DANGEROUS DICEY GAMBLE IS A DEATH-DEFYING “BLOW-UP!”

Mindfreak magician Criss Angel has had to shuffle the launch of his new TV-season, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong with the most dangerous escape stunt he’s ever attempted.

Originally the July 23 debut of Mindfreak 4 was to feature a death-defying live “in real-time” broadcast from Florida. Instead the premiere will now be his attempt to “walk on water” out at Lake Mead just 30 minutes from the Strip.

Then one week later, on July 30, Criss will attempt the insane “dice with death” live broadcast. Most of the details are still wrapped in total super-secrecy but Luxe Life has learned the TV-special will be titled Implosion. Cameras will be run inside a building where Criss will be “locked and secured” to show him right up until the moment of a massive explosion as the building is blown up. To add to the incredible danger it’s his first-ever “ticking clock countdown” within a timed and controlled 60-minute broadcast window.

Newly-solo Criss has given up girlfriends while under tremendous time-pressures launching the new Mindfreak series as he has also just begun the intense schedule of rehearsals inside his new Luxor theater for the Cirque du Soleil Believe magic spectacular premiering in September. He only has a few days—six at most—to fly to Florida, prepare the illusion, execute it and hopefully get back unscathed to Vegas to continue working on the Cirque technical challenges.

“It’s insane, both the stunt and the schedule,” I was told. “But Criss wanted to kick off the new TV shows with two totally extraordinary back-to-back spectaculars. It’s not quite the order he originally wanted but the extra week helps ensure he hopefully gets out alive.”