"Transformers 4" premieres in Beijing
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" continues its tour of Asia in Beijing.
Director Michael Bay, stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Li Bingbing showed up at the fan-filled premiere.
In the fourth installment of the Transformers franchise, Wahlberg stars as Cade Yeager, a mechanic who inadvertently teams up with the Autobots to fight the evil Deceptions.
Chinese actress Li Bingbing plays the CEO of a high-tech company that produces the material used by Transformers.
She hopes the movie will be a success in her home country.
"It makes Chinese fans very happy that 'Transformers 4' was shot partially in China. I believe that many Chinese fans will be going to cinemas to watch this movie."
Sections of the movie were filmed in Beijing's Pangu Plaza. The outline of the building resembles a dragon.
Earlier this week, Pangu Investment Co. had a row with Paramount Pictures, and demanded China's film regulator not screen the movie.
But just hours before the premiere, the two sides held a press conference and announced that they had resolved their differences.
The blockbuster has premiered in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
It will open in nation-wide this Friday.
'Wish I Was Here' premieres in LA
Director Zach Braff's new movie "Wish I Was Here" has premiered in Los Angeles.
He has thanked crowdsourcing website Kickstarter for making the project come true.
He planned to raise 2 million dollars in a month, but managed it within 48 hours.
The movie follows the story of a struggling actor played by Braff and his life burden.
It stars Kate Hudson, Ashley Greene, James Avery, and Jim Parsons.
It was Avery's last film project.
He died in January following complications from open heart surgery.
He was 68.
"Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons says juggling his hit TV show with the movie was invigorating.
"Well you know what's funny, to do a movie and a TV show a lot of times it's mostly a struggle for everybody else behind the scenes of both projects. For me it was really fun. I got to go from one to the other, one to the other and it was not exhausting. It was invigorating."
"Wish I Was Here" will hit US screens on July 18.
"Maleficent" becomes Angelina Jolie's best-selling film ever
"Maleficent" has become Angelina Jolie's best grossing film, raking in over 500 million U.S. dollars worldwide so far.
It has more than 300 million dollars internationally, with particularly big audiences here in China, Mexico and Russia.
Jolie's previously highest-grossing film was 2005's "Mr. and Mrs Smith" in which she co-starred with her now-husband Brad Pitt.
The star is now in Japan to promote the movie, debuting on screens there on July 5.
It is estimated the Japanese market could add another 200 million dollars to the film's global take.
"American Idol" set for 14th season
"American Idol" is set to begin its 14th season.
The show will bring back its current trio of judges, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban.
Ryan Seacrest will continue his position as host.
Television network Fox has said the upcoming audition circuit will include stops in the judges' hometowns.
The singing competition has seen a steep drop in ratings in recent years.
The new season will likely look different in many ways, including its hours on air.
Before his departure from the network, then Fox chief Keven Reilly noted that the show will be cut down to 37 hours.
The previous seasons aired around 50 hours of content.
Auditions for the coming season are underway with the show visiting New Orleans, Long Island, Nashville and San Francisco this summer.