Major development rejected for being 'too tall' could still get go ahead

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorOne of the joys of live theater is that it’s ephemeral — a show is never the same from night to night. But “Freestyle Love Supreme” has taken that up a notch, presenting an entirely improvised hip-hop musical revue created live on the spot.

Carson Burton Taurean Blacque, beloved for his role of Detective Neal Washington on “Hill Street Blues,” has died. He was 82 years old.Blacque died Thursday according to his son Rodney’s Facebook post. He died in Atlanta following a brief illness, according to reports.For all seven seasons of the popular NBC cop show, Blacque starred alongside Michael Warren, Daniel J.

Shonka Dukureh, who most recently played the role of Big Mama Thornton in the movie Elvis, has died at the age of 44.

Misty Copeland is a mom!

David Harbour is opening up about his physical transformation.

Kourtney Kardashian is speaking out in response to the fake social media accounts that were made in her son Mason Disick‘s name.

We’re exactly one year away from the release of Christopher Nolan‘s new movie Oppenheimer and Universal Pictures is teasing the highly-anticipated film!

Lea Michele has kicked off her Life in Music tour!

The cast of the upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves just premiered the first trailer at Comic-Con!

The world rests on the shoulders of a group of thieves in Paramount and eOne’s new movie.

It's been a non-stop adventure since  debuted on ABC, and the party is just beginning! Production for season 2 began on Monday, and Quinta Brunson shared that fans will be getting even more when season 2 premieres on Sept. 21. The star and creator was joined at San Diego Comic-Con by co-stars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph, as well as executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker in a live virtual panel. On the first day of the 2022 convention, Brunson revealed the upcoming season also features more episodes than the first, although she admitted that they probably weren't supposed to announce that bit of news yet.ABC announced that the smash series had officially been renewed for a second season in March, ahead of the show's midseason premiere.

 actress and blues singer Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment Thursday, ET can confirm. She was 44.According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in the Baz Luhrmann production, was found dead Thursday morning, in the bedroom of her apartment that she shared with her two young children.

Kourtney Kardashian is shutting down speculation that her son Mason Disick is leaking private family information on social media. The Poosh founder also labeled the person behind the “fake” Mason accounts as “ultra ultra ultra creepy.”

Fast X is amping up the action. For star Michelle Rodriguez, it's an accomplishment that always manages to blow her mind with every subsequent blockbuster.Rodriguez spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, while promoting her upcoming big-screen adaptation of , and she reflected on the hotly anticipated 10th installment in the saga.«I just count my blessings, bro,» Rodriguez, 44, says of getting to take part in the wild universe. «Like, who'd ever thought [we could do even more] after 10 movies...  it never ceases to amaze me.»«And we're always trying to top each other, top the last one, I just don't know how we keep doing it,» she adds.

Sarah Michelle Gellar made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con at the end of the panel in Hall H on Thursday, revealing the news that she is joining the Paramount+ offshoot as a star and executive producer. The alum shared that she was «excited» to join the family.Based on the Edo Van Belkom novels, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are forever changed when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. Gellar will play arson investigator Kristin Ramsey, a highly regarded expert in her field and no stranger to personal loss, brought in by authorities to catch the teenage arsonist who started a massive wildfire which may have also led to the reawakening of a supernatural predator terrorizing Los Angeles.She joins previously announced stars Armani Jackson as Everett, Bella Shepard as Blake, Chloe Rose Robertson as Luna and Tyler Lawrence Gray as Harlan.mastermind Jeff Davis will write and executive produce . The series is expected to premiere later this year in the U.S.

2022 San Diego Comic-Con, debuted the first official look at the Disney+ spinoff of the franchise. Starring Lisette Alexis as a young heroine named Jess, follows the smart and resourceful DREAMer as she attempts to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a long-lost, treasured Pan-American artifact. The teaser shows Jess entering a room full of clues, maps and ancient artifacts, before zooming in on her face, which transforms into the Eye of Providence featured in the National Treasure title.The adventure continues. National Treasure: Edge of History, an Original series, is streaming soon only on #DisneyPlus.

Gwyneth Paltrow is a globally recognized actress with an Oscar, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy to her name. Her movies — from, and, of course, — have grossed close to $12 billion at the box office worldwide. And yet, she doesn't miss the action in Hollywood.

: the second season is always the hardest for new cast members, and Crystal Kung Minkoff is experiencing that firsthand on season 12 of . «Yeah, I did [feel that],» Crystal confesses to ET, speaking at a viewing party for  thrown by her pal/co-star, Kathy Hilton, and Menolabs at Kathy's home on Wednesday night. «And it's so funny because, it actually looks harder, too! I didn't know at the time, really-- I mean, I felt it, but I was like, 'Oh, this is just part of [the process]...' and then when you're watch, you're like, ugh.»Basically, by watching back the first half of the season (so far), Crystal's feelings from filming have been validated.

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We’re getting the first peek at Teen Wolf: The Movie. Paramount+ revealed a teaser trailer for the film Thursday at Comic-Con during the show’s Hall H panel, which featured series creator Jeff Davis along with stars and Teen Wolf alums Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin. Watch the trailer above.

American bar and restaurant chain Hooters is set to open in the UK – despite protests from raging feminists.The iconic business has chosen Salford to open its second UK branch – the first is based in Nottingham which opened around 19 years ago.Two other branches, in Cardiff and Bristol, closed in 2012, just two years after opening.The chain is known for scantily clad female waitresses and raunchy themes.Opposition to the branch in Salford was headed by a branch of the FiLiA called Womanchester, who said earlier this year: “The entertainment inside Hooters is of a sexual nature.“At a time when rape culture is prevalent in our schools, allowing a bar to open in such close proximity to children seems absurd.“If the entertainment is not seen as sexual, why don’t Hooters employ 'Hooters Boys'? And why only choose to employ women of a young age, who are deemed to be 'sexy' enough?”However, none of that seemed to matter to Salford City Council's planning department, who approved the new site in Salford Quarys earlier this week.According to the Manchester Evening News, there were 91 objections to the application, including some from Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Salford and Eccles' Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey and several feminist groups.The chairman of the licensing panel, Coun John Warmisham, said: “Salford City Council as a licensing authority is required by law to process a premises licence application.“The process is set out in legislation and government guidance with opportunities for interested parties to make representations.“Opinion and personal choice are not relevant or legitimate reasons to refuse an application and decisions are made by the Licensing Panel after careful consideration.”The move by feminists was