ABC has announced that the "Will & Grace" revival has been renewed for a 13-episode second season.
	In addition, the network has also ordered four more episodes for season one, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt made the announcement during Television Critics Association's summer press tour.
	"There's been such an outpouring of love from the fans. We are a very grateful network and we are more than thrilled to have the show on the air for at least two seasons," Greenblatt said.
	Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes are all set to return for the show.

'Will & Grace' revival renewed for season 2

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"This is Us" writer Kay Oyegun has been tapped to pen the biopic of civil rights activist Angela Davis.
	The Lionsgate project is being produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi and Sidra Smith, while Forest Whitaker is executive producing, as is Davis, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Davis began making waves as a member of the Communist Party USA and associate member of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. She made headlines when she was fired from her job as assistant professor at UCLA by the Board of Regents, urged by Ronald Reagan, then governor of California. The ensuing drama saw her regain her post, then lose it again.
	In 1970, Davis gained national notoriety when a shotgun she purchased was used in a tragic hostage situation in Marin County, California, that led to the death of a judge.
	Davis found herself on the run and on the FBI's most wanted list, only the third woman ever to be placed on it, while President Richard Nixon called her a terrorist. Her incarceration led to 

'This Is Us' writer roped in for Angela Davis biopic

Actor Jaden Smith has signed for his another film alongside "Orange Is the New Black" star Elizabeth Rodriguez.
	The movie, about the female skateboarding scene in New York City, will be directed by Crystal Moselle, who is making her narrative feature debut with the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The film also features Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, Kabrina Adams and Jules Lorenzo.
	The yet-to-be-titled project will follow Camille, a lonely suburban teenager whose life changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders.
	It has recently finished principal photography and shooting on location in New York.

Jaden Smith to star in a skateboarding movie

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu is mum on reports of him suffering from a kidney ailment and says she is hopeful that he will recover soon with the prayers of his well-wishers and fans.
	"We have to pray he recovers soon. He should be well Inshallah! God willing. The doctors are treating him," Banu told PTI this morning, when asked about reports that Kumar is suffering from a renal ailment.
	The 94-year-old acting legend is currently in the ICU at Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday morning after he suffered from dehydration and urinary tract infection.
	According to some reports, Kumar's kidney functions have not improved.
	Dr Jalil Parkar, who is treating the actor at the hospital, was unavailable for a confirmation on this.
	The thespian has given memorable performances in films like "Andaz", "Aan", "Madhumati", "Devdas", "Mughal-e-Azam", "Ganga Jamuna", "Kranti", "Karma" and others.
	His last film was "Qila" that ...

Hope he recovers soon: Saira Banu on Dilip Kumar's health

Jessica Chastain has slammed CBS for the network's lack of female leads in its autumn lineup.
	The 40-year-old actress took to Twitter to express her displeasure.
	"I'll just Netflix and chill. Or some HBO greatness. Or anything by Ryan Murphy. There's so many incredible options that don't include CBS," Chastain tweeted.
	Her tweet comes in response to news that came out of this week's Television Critics Association panel, when CBS senior executive vice president Thom Sherman was asked about the network's continued lack of diversity in its programming.
	"We had six pilots with female leads and the way things turned out those pilots were not deemed to be as good as the pilots that were picked up," he had said.
	Chastain has been an advocate for prominent female roles in the film industry. She recently spoke out at the Cannes Film Festival, as a member of the jury, about female representation and encouraging powerful roles.

Jessica Chastain blasts CBS for lack of female leads

ABC has postponed the scheduled premiere of "Little Mermaid" live musical.
	The rendition of the 1989 animated classic was slated to air as a live two-hour special on October 3, but now it will not come out before next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	"We are postponing the Little Mermaid Live special. We love the idea of doing a live musical and want to make it wonderful. The project is so unique that we are making best efforts to do it next year and want to give it all the attention it deserves," an ABC spokesperson said.
	ABC announced in May that it would mount a live version of "The Little Mermaid".

'Little Mermaid' live musical gets delayed at ABC

Action star Sylvester Stallone is set to make a special appearance in the second season of "This Is Us".
	 Showrunner Dan Fogelman made the revelation at the TCA summer press tour, reported Variety.
	The 71-year-old veteran actor will appear in a guest starring role opposite Justin Hartley's character as a co-star in his new film within the series.
	Fogelman told reporters that Stallone is only currently booked for one episode, but "It's a big part," he said.
	"It's a war period film that Justin is starring in. Stallone is coming in as himself in the show but playing a character in the film who's a mentor figure who starts bringing up some stuff for Justin's character involving Jack and his relationship with his own father," he added.
	 Fogelman said Stallone's character talks to Hartley's character about themes that hit home for him in a "beautiful monologue about life," he said. "He as learned what's happened to Kevin with his father. He talks about his life experience and loss and .

Sylvester Stallone to guest star on 'This Is Us' season 2

"Fences" actor Russell Hornsby has been cast as lead in Angela Thomas' debut novel adaptation "The Hate U Give".
	The book follows a 16-year-old girl named Starr who grew up in a slum, but now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
	Hornsby will play Starr's father, while rising star Lamar Johnson will play Seven, Starr's older brother in the George Tillman Jr-directed film.

'Fences' star Russell Hornsby joins 'The Hate U Give'

After Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy", Dave Bautista is planning to enter into another comic book universe.
	The 48-year-old wrestler-turned-actor, in a tweet, said he was working on a script, based on Valiant's Eternal Warrior.
	When asked by a follower about his eternal warrior project, Bautista said, "Glad you asked because I'm really excited about EW (Eternal Warrior). We are currently working to get the script fan worthy and then we'll be full on from there."
	However, Valiant declined to comment on the existence of an Eternal Warrior movie in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dave Bautista teases new comic book movie

Actors Whoopi Goldberg and Hill Harper will star in Jordan Walker-Pearlman's "Ghetto Plainsman", an adaptation of Jarid Manos' gritty novel of the same.
	Sasheer Zamata and Angelica Ross have also joined the movie about a racially enigmatic young man, Marcus, dealing with identity and self-hatred while falling into a world of prostitution and drug dealing in 1980s and 1990s New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Goldberg will play Zaures, an androgynous drug lord running the enterprise Marcus works for.
	Zamata will be seen as Lahumba, Marcus' college friend, while Ross will play Tiffany, a trans woman prostitute and neighbor who bonds with Marcus and becomes his fiercest ally.
	Harper is a corporate lawyer and environmental activist, Thomas, in the film.

Whoopi Goldberg, Hill Harper join 'Ghetto Plainsman'

Actress Michelle Dockery is set to star opposite Bryan Cranston in "Network".
	Ivo van Hove is directing the adaptation of the Oscar- winning film "Network" at the National Theatre in November, reported The Telegraph.
	The "Downton Abbey" star will play Diana Christensen, the ruthless television executive played by Faye Dunaway in the 1976 film.
	The production will mark Dockery's first performance at the theatre in eight years.
	Cranston will make his British stage debut as Howard Beale, the psychologically unstable news anchor.

Michelle Dockery cast as female lead in 'Network'

Actors Martin Starr and Deborah Ann Woll have been cast as leads for Sean McGinly's upcoming film "Silver Lake".
	The film, also written by McGinly, is about a man Nathan, to be played by Starr, examining his life and relationships, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Ann Woll will play Starr's girlfriend Mary in the film, which also includes Rusty Joiner and Justine Wachsberger.
	Starr is known for playing Gilfoyle on the HBO series "Silicon Valley", while, Woll is popular for her role on "Daredevil".

Martin Starr, Deborah Ann Woll to star in 'Silver Lake'

Writer Sally Wainwright says women have always faced tough odds and had to prove their mettle more than men.
	The "Happy Valley" screenwriter says she had no idea if she had faced any sort of discrimination when she embarked upon her career in films and television but life taught her things the hard way, reports RadioTimes.
	"When I started out, it didn't occur to me that I would ever be discriminated against. But later in life I experienced the difference between how men and women are perceived.
	"Men are trusted more, it's just assumed they'll be good at something. Whereas women have to prove they're going to be good at it," says Wainwright.
	The writer adds she finds women characters more interesting and heroic.
	"Things don't come as easily to them or they're questioned more, doubted more. They have to put themselves out there more," she says.

Women are questioned more, doubted more: Sally Wainwright

Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston's English-language remake of "The Intouchables" has got a new title.
	The film, which is set to hit theatres on March 9 next year, will be called "The Upside", according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The story follows the unlikely friendship that blossoms between a wealthy paraplegic (Cranston) and a street-wise man (Hart) he hires as his aide.
	Neil Burger is directing from a script by Jon Hartmere, while Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blumenthal and Todd Black are producing.
	Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies and Aja Naomi King are also featured in the dramedy.

'Intouchables' remake gets a title

Actor Kirsten Stewart said she was "deeply in love" with every person she was in a relationship with.
	The 27-year-old actor, who has dated her "Twilight" co- star Robert Pattinson, along with Alicia Cargile and St Vincent, said she has always owned up to the "duality" of her sexual orientation, reported Harper's Bazaar.
	"I've been deeply in love with everyone I've dated. Did you think I was faking it? I've always really embraced a duality.
	"And really, truly, believed in it and never felt confused or struggling. I just didn't like getting made fun of," Stewart said.
	The "Personal Shopper" actor, who is currently dating Victoria's Angel model, Stella Maxwell, said she was open to dating men.
	"Yeah, totally. Definitely... Some people aren't like that. Some people know that they like grilled cheese and they'll eat it every day for the rest of their lives.
	"I want to try everything. If I have grilled cheese once I'm like, 'That was cool, what's next?'" she said.

Was deeply in love with everyone I dated: Kirsten Stewart

Actor Jeremy Renner says he would like to expand his brood - as large as a clan of eight children, if possible.
	The 46-year-old actor, who is currently single, admits he wants to have more children but would not do it without a partner, according to Men's Journal magazine.
	"I'd like to have eight (kids) running around. A gaggle, a little clan. But at this point, that's not in my future. It takes two. Doing it alone is not fun.
	"You want to share the experience. You kind of want a partner. I've done so many amazing, cool things in my life -- but I think as we get older, there's more value in doing something with somebody," Renner said.
	The "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is already a father to Ava, four, who he shares with model, former wife Sonni Pacheco.

I'd like to have a bigger family: Jeremy Renner

"Game of Thrones" actor Richard Madden has joined the cast of upcoming Netflix project "Ibiza".
	Madden will star opposite Gillian Jacobs in the comedy film, reported Variety.
	Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson are also on board.
	Alex Richanbach will direct from the script by Lauryn Kahn.
	Jacobs will play a young woman whose two best friends, played by Bayer and Robinson, tag along on her work trip to Barcelona and Ibiza. The trip quickly turns into a crazy hunt for a popular DJ, played by Madden.
	Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Kevin Messick are producing with Good Universe's Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake, and Erin Westerman.

Richard Madden to star in Netflix's 'Ibiza'

TV personality Bethenny Franknel says she is often made to feel guilty about her achievements.
	The 46-year-old author-producer says she has stopped talking about her success as she fears people judge her for doing well in life, according to Femalefirst.
	"I feel like I'm always apologising for being successful. Like I'm self-conscious that it happened for me and I want to make everybody feel good and maybe I don't.
	"I'm hiding half the things that I do because I feel that I don't want to gloat," Franknel said on the episode of "Real Housewives of New York City".

Feel like I'm always apologising for being successful:Bethenny

Actor-singer Barbra Streisand and Barack Obama will appear in an upcoming documentary about Shimon Peres, who served as both president and prime minister of Israel.
	Titled "Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres", the documentary will be directed by Richard Trank, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	"We're in the final stages now and the plan is to now have it done in the middle to latter part of the fall," Trank said.
	The project is being produced by Moriah Films, the documentary film production division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Obama, Streisand to appear in Shimon Peres documentary

Supermodel-actor Pamela Anderson said she did not use social media for professional purposes like promoting movies or ad campaigns.
	The 58-year-old former Playboy cover star said her faith had been renewed in the Internet, reported W magazine.
	"So I threw it all away. But then I started to realise, you can use it for good and I started to kind of slowly get back into it. It's not for personal reasons, but all the things I believe in," said Anderson.
	The "Baywatch" star added she initially thought nothing good could come out of using the Internet.
	"I shut down my computer and cellphone for six months one time. I thought the social media thing was bad, because one time I was offered a movie, but in the contract they said, 'You have so many followers', this and that, and I said, 'I'm not getting involved with this. This is really bad, and I don't want anything to do with it'," she said.

Pamela Anderson does not use social media to promote films

Actor Kate Beckinsale revealed her 18-year-old daughter, Lily, had a crush on talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
	The 44-year-old star, who appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", added the situation was a little "tricky" as her former partner and actor Micheal Sheen is currently in a relationship with Kimmel's ex-girlfriend.
	"You know how they have crushes on Justin Bieber and things like that? She's got one on you. It's a little bit of a tricky situation, because my daughter's dad is dating Jimmy's ex-girlfriend - it's very twisted. It's a sort of horrible, human centipede-y vibe," Beckinsale said.
	The "Love and Friendship" actor's revelation left Kimmel a little red-faced, to which he said, "I'm sorry! I had nothing to do with this! This is all her! This is your mother! Let's not ruin the crush thing.
	"I want to keep that going, OK? Thank you very much. I appreciate it. I'm flattered. (Now) we're both embarrassed.

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