Briefly

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has legally changed his name to Ye after a Los Angeles judge approved his petition, according to Deadline. Ye filed to change his birth name of Kanye Omari West in August 2021 for “personal reasons.”

Disney has moved back the opening dates for some highprofile films, including Marvel’s

Benedict Cumberbatch-led “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” (May 6); “Thor: Love and Thunder” (July 8) and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Nov. 11, 2022).

The fifth “Indiana Jones” movie, which again stars Harrison Ford, will now debut on June 30, 2023, instead of next July.

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds will take a break from acting after wrapping production on his latest film, “Spirited,” billed as an updated, musical version of “A Christmas Carol” with Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. Reynolds, 44, has three kids between 2 and 6 with wife Blake Lively and is in the midst of a busy 2021, having released “The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife” and “Free Guy.”

The Adele-aissance is upon us. Four days after the singersongwriter released her first single in six years, CBS announced she will preview her forthcoming album with a concert and TV interview with

Oprah Winfrey during a twohour prime-time special. “Adele One Night Only,” airing Nov. 14, will see her perform a mix of her greatest hits and songs from her fourth studio album, “30.”