Jon Stewart taking break from "The Daily Show" to direct "Rosewater"March 6, 2013 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jon Stewart is going to take a 12-week hiatus from "The Daily Show" this summer to make his directorial debut. The political satirist is set to direct "Rosewater", a movie he wrote based on BBC journalist Maziar Bahari's memoir "Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity and Survival," AceShowbiz said. Stewart's extended hiatus, which will start in June, includes eight weeks during which the show produces new episodes. Though so, "The Daily Show" will remain airing new episodes during those eight weeks with correspondent John Oliver filling Stewart's shoes as the host. Stewart's film "Rosewater" itself chronicles Bahari's 2009 arrest by the Iranian government while covering an election protest as he was accused of being a spy. During the 118-day arrest, he was interrogated and tortured by a man he knew only by his scent, rosewater. To the New York Times, Stewart admitted the prospect of a film was "a little scary" but that "one of the reasons we are in this business is to challenge ourselves." He went on explaining, "And I really connected to Maziar's story. It's a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to be free." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |