One Direction to bow out at Superbowl?

Plus: Maze Runner sequel finds its way to top of box-office chart and Jon Stewart won’t be back on TV any time soon.

1D announced recently they will be going on an extended hiatus next year and insiders have repordedly suggested that the group might join the line-up for the high-profile Superbowl as a farewell to their fans. Mario Anzuoni / ReutersShow less

Boyband One Direction might say goodbye – at least for now – with a half-time performance at the Super Bowl, the prestigious show during the annual championship game of the National Football League. Bruno Mars and Coldplay will also be among the performers, according to mirror.co.uk. 1D announced recently they will be going on an extended hiatus next year and insiders have repordedly suggested that the group might join the line-up for the high-profile Superbowl as a farewell to their fans. “NFL bosses want a superstar line-up and One Direction are very much in the mix. They want a pop and rock mash-up and it is thought that Coldplay and Bruno Mars are in talks too,” according to a source. Organisers have also reportedly invited Mars to return after his performance at the game last year, offering him the opportunity to curate the show. – IANS

Maze Runner sequel finds its way to top of box-office chart

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials topped the north American box office charts during its first weekend on release. The film – the second in the series based on the popular young-adult science-fiction saga written by James Dashner, about teenagers battling to survice in a dystopian future – made an estimated $30.3million, according to estimates from box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Black Mass, the critically-acclaimed biopic starring Johnny Depp as Irish-American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who is serving life in prison for murder and racketeering, debuted in second place, earning in $23.4 million over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. – AFP

Jon Stewart won’t be back on TV any time soon

Jon Stewart is no longer the host The Daily Show, but he's not quite done with lambasting Republicans yet. Celebrating his former show's wins for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for Variety Series backstage at the Emmys on Sunday, Stewart was asked whether he'd consider returning to a late-night TV job if Trump becomes president. "No, I would consider getting in a rocket and going to another planet because clearly this planet has gone bonkers," Stewart said. He also said he was very happy not to be doing late-night TV at all nowadays. "If I had known what life was like on the other side, I probably would have left earlier," he said. "It's fun out there. You can do whatever you want." – The National staff