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Marvel to introduce female Thor

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Marvel Comics will introduce the female Thor in its latest comic series in October, it announced, stressing that the new Thor is not "She-Thor" or "Thorita."</div>
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It was not immediately clear if the sex change will be taken over in the movie version of "Thor," a huge box office hit in recent years.</div>
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"The inscription on Thor's hammer reads 'Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor'," said Marvel editor Wil Moss.</div>
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"Well it's time to update that inscription."</div>
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He added: "The new Thor continues Marvel's proud tradition of strong female characters like Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow and more. And this new Thor isn't a temporary female substitute -- she's now the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!"</div>
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"This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it's unlike any Thor we've ever seen before," added series writer Jason Aaron.</div>
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The change of gender is not unprecedented for Marvel, which was bought by entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company in 2009. Captain Marvel used to be male, but is now female, a spokesman said.</div>
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On the big screen Thor has been portrayed by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth in two "Thor" films as well as 2012's record-breaking "The Avengers." He will reprise the role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," due out next year.</div>
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It is unclear whether the hunk actor will have to hang up his hammer, to be replaced by a female version.</div>
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"This is a publishing-only initiative," Marvel Entertainment spokesman Joe Taraborrelli told AFP.</div>
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A Disney spokeswoman, Megan Wasserman, added: "The announcement... was about the comics, and as normal Marvel policy we cannot (comment) on film activities, rumors or related speculation."</div>
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<b>LOS ANGELES: The fourth installment of the smash "Transformers" franchise topped North American box office returns in its opening weekend, preliminary industry data showed Sunday.</b></div>
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Some bad reviews did not keep Michael Bay´s "Transformers: Age of Extinction" -- a massive-budget morphing robots epic -- from becoming the first movie of the year to open with $100 million on the domestic front, according to industry monitor Exhibitor Relations.</div>
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This chapter, which stars Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz, sees a powerful group of scientists scrambling to break new tech barriers.</div>
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Buddy comedy "22 Jump Street," featuring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, meanwhile pulled in $15.4 million in second place, for a total of $139.8 million after three weeks in theaters.</div>
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Another blockbuster summer sequel, "How to Train Your Dragon 2," was third with $13.1 million over the weekend, and $121.8 million total, Exhibitor Relations said.</div>
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Starring Kevin Hart and Gabrielle Union, comedy "Think Like A Man Too" has all the couples back for a Las Vegas wedding, but romantic plans go awry as their misadventures get them into compromising situations. It earned fourth place with $10.4 million, bringing its total receipts to $48.2 million after two weeks on the silver screen.</div>
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Holding steady in fifth place was Angelina Jolie´s "Maleficent," a modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty´s arch-nemesis, with $8.2 million for the weekend -- and $201.9 million since its release five weeks ago.</div>
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"Jersey Boys," Clint Eastwood´s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the 1960s rise to pop success of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, was in sixth place at $7.6 million.</div>
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Falling to seventh was Tom Cruise´s latest action movie, "Edge of Tomorrow," in which he stars as a soldier caught in a time loop as he battles aliens. It took in $5.2 million.</div>
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In the eighth spot was romantic drama "The Fault in Our Stars," based on a popular young adult novel by John Green about teenagers who meet at a cancer support group. It earned $4.8 million.</div>
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Rounding out the top 10 were action blockbuster "X-Men: Days of Future Past" ($3.3 million), and indie feel-good food-truck comedy "Chef" ($1.7 million). (AFP)</div>

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Allan Fakir remembered on 14th death anniversary

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<b>ISLAMABAD: The 14th death anniversary of renowned folk singer Allan Fakir was observed today (Friday) July 4.</b></div>
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Allan Fakir is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music in Pakistan. Allan Fakir is particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and Sufi dance singing.</div>
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His peculiarly funny body language and distinctively pleasing facial expressions marked with a broad smile were always amusing for his audience at live performances.</div>
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Fakir died on 4th July 2000. (APP)</div>

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Veteran Bollywood actress Zohra Sehgal dies

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<b>MUMBAI: Bollywood´s veteran actress Zohra Sehgal, whose seven-decade career spanned theatre, film, dance and television in both India and Britain, died in hospital on Thursday, her family said. She was 102.</b></div>
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tributes to the star, who was born in northern India in April 1912, describing her on Twitter as "prolific & full of life".</div>
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"Zohra Sehgal made a mark through her acting, which is admired across generations. Saddened on her demise," he wrote.</div>
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Sehgal´s daughter Kiran told the Press Trust of India news agency that her mother had been ill for a few days and died of a cardiac arrest in New Delhi in the afternoon.</div>
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Sehgal began work as a dancer in the 1930s before moving to acting, becoming known as the doyenne of Indian theatre, although she also won fans through her various roles in Hindi and English-language films and TV series over the years.</div>
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Her film debut came in the 1946 movie ´Dharti Ke Lal´ (Son of the Soil). After winning a drama scholarship in 1962, she moved to Britain.</div>
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In her memoir she told of how, after finishing her scholarship, she scraped by as a dresser in London´s green rooms and even managed to educate her children there. But her fortunes turned when she landed significant roles in British productions such as the landmark 1980s series "The Jewel in the Crown", and the film "My Beautiful Laundrette".</div>
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Sehgal returned to India in the 1990s at the age of 80 and continued acting until the age of 95.</div>
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Her most popular Hindi hits included "Dil Se" (From the Heart, 1998) and "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (I Have Given My Heart, Darling, 1999).</div>
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In 2010 she was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India´s second highest civilian award.</div>
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Her last film role came in 2007 in "Cheeni Kum" (Less Sugar), in which she acted alongside Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as his mother.</div>
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"What a journey and what an immensely loveable co star ! Prayers for her blessed soul!!" Bachchan wrote on Twitter on Thursday.</div>
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Stars Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra were among others who paid tribute. (AFP)</div>

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‘Harry Potter’ actor found dead in Death Valley

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<b>LOS ANGELES: British actor David Legeno, who played a werewolf in the "Harry Potter" movies, has been found dead in Death Valley, United States police said.</b></div>
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He apparently died of "heat-related issues," the local sheriff said, after the 50-year-old´s body was found near Zabriskie Point, a famed movie-related panorama spot.</div>
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Legeno played the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in several of the "Harry Potter" movies, including "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) and the two-part finale "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."</div>
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He also appeared in episodes of British soap operas "Eastenders," "The Bill" and "Emmerdale," as well as in films including 2005´s "Batman Begins."</div>
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Two hikers found Legeno´s body on Sunday in a remote area in the center of Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly top 49 degrees Celsius (120 F).</div>
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"The remains have been identified as David Legeno, a 50-year-old United Kingdom man," said the Inyo County Sheriff´s Office in a statement.</div>
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"It appears that Legeno died of heat-related issues, but the Inyo County Coroner will determine the final cause of death. There are no signs of foul play.</div>
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"Legeno worked on demolition sites after leaving school, before studying performing arts. He became a professional wrestler before getting a role in Guy Ritchie´s 2000 London gangster movie "Snatch." When film work was slow he earned his living as a professional cage fighter, according to his profile on the IMDb movie industry website, adding that he put his fight career on hold after being in "Harry Potter."</div>
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Zabriskie Point is the name of a 1970 movie by Italian great Michelangelo Antonioni, and the spot -- famous for spectacular multi-colored panoramas of Death Valley -- was used for the cover of rockers U2´s 1987 album "The Joshua Tree." (AFP)</div>

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‘Planet of the Apes’ climbs to top of US box office charts

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<b>ANGELES/NEW YORK: "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," a sequel about highly intelligent apes that battle with humans for dominance, has knocked the giant</b></div>
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<b>"Transformers" robots out of the top spot on US and Canadian movie charts.</b></div>
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The 3D "Apes" movie collected $73 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from Rentrak.</div>
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"Transformers: Age of Extinction," a sequel that ruled the box office the two previous weekends, dropped to second place with takings of $16.5 million.</div>
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"Tammy," a Melissa McCarthy comedy about a fast-food worker who gets fired, claimed the No. 3 spot with $12.9 million.</div>
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"Apes" picks up the story of 2011 film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" 10 years later.</div>
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Andy Serkis returns as Caesar, a brainy ape who leads his species and negotiates their interactions with the few humans who survived a deadly virus.</div>
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The films are reboots of the franchise that began with the 1968 classic film about apes that launch a revolution.</div>
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"Dawn" debuted stronger than 2011´s "Rise," which grossed $54.8 million during its opening weekend. "Dawn" also exceeded pre-weekend forecasts for a debut of $63 million to $70 million at North American theaters.</div>
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"Apes" added another $31 million in international markets for a global debut of $104 million, according to 20th Century Fox, the unit of 21st Century Fox which released it.</div>
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Critics applauded the new installment, with 91 percent of reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website recommending the film.</div>
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Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox, said the debut was "the perfect box office storm.</div>
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It´s rare when critics and audiences like the same property, but it´s not just a summer blockbuster. There´s thought and intelligence to this movie," which cost $170 million.The strong start for "Apes" helped lift summer ticket sales, which remain ignificantly behind last year. Theaters have rung up $2.484 billion since the beginning of May, down 20 percent from the same period last year, according to Rentrak.</div>
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"Transformers: Age of Extinction," starring Mark Wahlberg in the franchise´s fourth film, is one of the season´s biggest hits and last week became China´s highest-grossing movie of all time.</div>
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Global sales through Sunday reached $752.5 million, according to distributor Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.</div>
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Comedy "22 Jump Street" finished in fourth place. The film starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as undercover cops collected $6.7 million at domestic theaters over the weekend.</div>
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Animated hit sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2" earned $5.9 million to claim the No. 5 slot.</div>
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"Tammy" was released by Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. Sony Corp´s movie studio distributed "22 Jump Street." "How to Train Your Dragon 2" was released by 20th</div>
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‘Planet of the Apes’ climbs to top of US box office charts

ANGELES/NEW YORK: "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," a sequel about highly intelligent apes that battle with humans for domina...