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Washington, July 29 (ANI): James Shigeta, who starred as a terrorized executive in the Bruce Willis movie ‘Die-Hard’ has died at the age of 81.

Washington, July 29 (ANI): A Chinese Film Company has announced that they will make an epic 3D movie titled ‘Bainiaoyi’, meant to compete with James Cameron’s film ‘Avatar’. According to Xinhua News Agency, the movie would be based on the folklore of the Zhuang ethnic minority, a culture designated with national heritage importance by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, the Hollywood Reporter reported. The film would be produced by Beijing Chinese Century Media Company, and the team would include special effects directors from ‘Avatar’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ as well as a scriptwriter from ‘Terminator 2’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, all of which have been big hits in China. Zhao Song, general manager of Beijing Chinese Century Media Company, said that the goal of their team was to make Bainiaoyi an epic romantic fantasy movie that could rival Avatar.

London, July 29 (ANI): Justin Bieber, who has been part of many controversies this year, grabbed the ‘Champ of Charity’ award at the recent 2014 Young Hollywood Awards.

Washington, July 29 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Lucy’ has made 44 million dollars and Dwayne Johnson’s epic ‘Hercules’ earned almost 30 million dollars at the North American box office. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the movie, directed by Luc Besson and released by Universal, features Johansson as a woman who ingests a drug that gives her extraordinary abilities, and is the latest action film featuring a female heroine to over perform at the summer box office after Angelina Jolie’s ‘Maleficent’ and ‘The Fault in Our Stars’. Speaking about the film which is the biggest opening for Besson as a director, Universal distribution chief Nikki Rocco said that the box office response shows that more female action stars are called for. Paramount’s vice chairman Rob Moore said that ‘Hercules’ was hurt by ‘Lucy’ but they are hopeful that they will get to a great number globally as Johnson remains a huge star.

Washington, July 29 (ANI): Quentin Tarantino made an official announcement at Comic-Con that he will be directing ‘The Hateful Eight’.

Washington, July 28 (ANI): Marvel has revealed that it will release three new Star Wars comic books in January 2015, launching each month subsequently until March.