Paramount Pictures is following Warner Bros. in deciding to make its films available to rent on Facebook pages, starting with the “Jackass” franchise. “Jackass the Movie,” “Jackass 2,” “Jackass 3,” as ...

Johnny Knoxville and his crew are bringing their next film directly to the Web. “Jackass 2.5,” a new hourlong feature that mixes extra footage shot for last year’s “Jackass 2” and new content, will ...

Will movies be as successful as TV shows and videos have been in moving to the Web? Paramount Pictures is betting yes, with the forthcoming launch of what it claims will be the first studio-backed ...

There was a moment in "Jackass: Number Two" (a.k.a. "Jackass 2") involving perennially grinning daredevil Steve-O and a leech attached to his eyeball that made me think of something in the realm of ...

A few years ago, TV networks began streaming new shows on the Web in advance of their on-air debut. Now, the movie industry is also starting to experiment with advance Web screenings. Viacom's ...

LOS ANGELES -- Paramount Pictures will release a digital sequel to its surprise hit "Jackass 3D," after weighing a full-blown theatrical release. "Jackass 3.5" will launch in March as a series of ...

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The first two films - spun off from the former MTV series - co-starred Johnny Knoxville and his gang of gross-out pranksters as they performed stunts to the delight of their youthful fans. But for the ...