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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• "Avengers: Age of Ultron" had the second-biggest opening weekend in the U.S., taking in $187.7 million. Analysts say it might have broken the record ($207 million, held by its predecessor, "The Avengers") if not for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. [Box Office Mojo]

• Geek news for this Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth Be With You"): The second stand-alone "Star Wars" movie is looking for a new director, after Josh Trank left — raising concerns about Trank's handling of this summer's "Fantastic Four" reboot; meanwhile, Warner Bros. issued a photo of the cast of the DC Comics adaptation "Suicide Squad" in costume. [The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture]

• Notable names we lost over the weekend: Crime novelist Ruth Rendell died at the age of 85; Grace Lee Whitney — who played Captain Kirk's assistant and distraction, Yeoman Janice Rand, on the original "Star Trek" — died at the age of 85; and Nigel Terry, the English stage and screen actor best known for portraying King Arthur in John Boorman's "Excalibur," has died at the age of 69. [BBC News, USA Today, The Guardian]