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Events on Wednesday 17 December 1997 1
1997Tomorrow Never Dies — Pierce BrosnanBond battles a megalomaniacal media mogul who manipulates news coverage to trigger a war between Britain and China. The villain is a barely-disguised Rupert Murdoch figure. Michelle Yeoh co-stars as Chinese agent Wai Lin in one of the franchise's strongest female roles. Budget: $110 million. Box office: $339.5 million.