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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Acclaimed conductor and pianist Andre Previn dies at 89

Acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist Andre Previn, a versatile musician who won four Academy Awards for film scores and led some of the world's great orchestras while mastering a rainbow of musical forms, died on Thursday at age 89, his management company said. Previn, who won numerous awards for his musical accomplishments, was composing new music until only a few days before he passed away, IMG Artists said in a statement. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear and the company could not be reached for further comment. Mexico's Inarritu to head Cannes Film Festival jury

"Birdman" and "21 Grams" director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will head the jury at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in May, becoming the first Mexican to do so, organizers said on Wednesday. Inarritu, 55, won the best director award in Cannes in 2006 for "Babel", a film with a web of narratives spanning three continents and exploring cultural prejudices. Hit or miss: Oscar for Alibaba's 'Green Book' no guarantee for China success

The big upset at the 2019 Oscars by "Green Book" was a victory for its Chinese investor Alibaba Pictures, but there is no guarantee the best-picture winner will be a hit when it opens this week in China where viewers prefer blockbusters. Set in the south of the United States in the 1960s, the film follows the friendship of a working-class Italian-American man who was a driver and fixer for a gay African-American pianist. 'Captain Marvel' stars roll out female-led action flick in London

Marvel Studios brought its first female-led superhero movie to London on Wednesday, where the stars of "Captain Marvel" said they hoped to inspire with a different kind of action flick. Oscar winner Brie Larson takes the charge in the highly anticipated movie, playing U.S. fighter pilot Carol Danvers as she becomes a powerful superhero. Disney bets on a new planet to wow 'Star Wars' fans at U.S. parks

When the "Star Wars" galaxy is brought to life at Walt Disney Co's U.S. theme parks later this year, fans will not step onto the iconic landscapes of Hoth or Tatooine. The 14-acre (6-hectare) Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge sections of the two theme parks are set on Batuu, a remote frontier planet never seen on screen. Michael Jackson's legacy under microscope in new sex abuse film

Almost 10 years after his sudden death, Michael Jackson's legacy is under fresh scrutiny in a documentary about alleged child sex abuse that has been met with outrage by the singer's family. "Leaving Neverland" features two men now in their 30s and 40s who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old. It will be aired on U.S. channel HBO on March 3 and 4 and on Britain's Channel 4 on March 6 and 7.