Popular Hong Kong host Dodo Cheng pride of city for teaching Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet Cantonese in Dune sequel pre-release interview
- Veteran city TV host gets much sought after interview with director, cast
- Cantonese chat a hit with fans ahead of sci-fi sequel hitting big screen
Famous Hong Kong actress-turned-YouTuber Dodo Cheng has made a splash after being invited to Los Angeles to conduct an exclusive interview with the leading actors and director of the movie Dune: Part Two.
Cheng, 66, whose full name is Cheng Yu-ling, hosts the YouTube channel “The Do Show” that has 282,000 subscribers.
She has made the city proud by becoming one of the few hosts in the world to interview the stars of the sequel to the smash hit science fiction movie, Dune.
A story of family revenge, Dune: Part Two is directed by the French-Canadian film director and writer Denis Villeneuve and casts major-league stars such as Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, Zendaya, and Rebecca Ferguson. It opens on February 29.
The interview by Cheng was released on her YouTube channel on February 19.
In a video lasting just over 27 minutes, she talks with the movie’s director Villeneuve and its lineup of stars, which also includes Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård and Dave Bautista.