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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• Robert Downey Jr. won't be signing on to your little independent movie, no matter how much you ask. [Entertainment Weekly]

• More proof that there's nothing new in entertainment: A&E Networks will remake the "Roots" mini-series; and Lionsgate is rebooting the "Cube" sci-fi horror franchise. [Vulture, The Hollywood Reporter]

• R&B singer Ben E. King, who found success as lead singer for The Drifters and as a solo artist — including the hit "Stand By Me" — has died at the age of 76. [BBC News]