Today’s PeoPle
Villeneuve realizes his dream in Dune: Part 2
LOS ANGELES—Denis Villeneuve doesn’t feel like he came back to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two.”
In his mind, he never left. The sequel, which opens in theaters on March 1, is the culmination of a six-year filmmaking journey, preceded by 40 years of dreaming about it. And it’s one that Christopher Nolan has already compared to “The Empire Strikes Back.”
Villeneuve finally got his “Dune” chance at one of the more turbulent times in Hollywood history, facing two delayed releases due to the pandemic and then the dual Hollywood strikes, an historic shift to streaming and zero guarantee that he would get a “Part Two” at all.
Can Stewart have a 2nd act on Daily Show?
NEW YORK—There’s little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015.
He’s coming back for a second act during wildly different times.
He begins hosting “The Daily Show” on Monday
nights next week, through at least the presidential election.
Stewart returns at a time that late-night comedy is greatly diminished as a cultural force, and “The Daily Show” has a fraction of the audience it once had.
Several comics, some from the Stewart family tree, have taken his mantle with political comedy.
Does the well-known Mets fan still have his fastball?
Apple Music builds up Super Bowl show
LAS VEGAS—As the Super Bowl halftime show sponsor, Apple music wants to leave an influential mark like never before.
Last year, the streaming service put a plan in place for Rihanna.
Now, the push will come for Usher—Sunday’s megastar headliner.
The streaming service has been working with the R&B singer and his team since meeting with him during last year’s Paris Fashion Week.
The past couple weeks, it’s all about Usher.
Apple says it is trying to keep the emphasis on Usher’s music, something it hopes to maintain even after the game.