Hands up who saw the trailer for this circulating on social media, and thought it was a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch? No, it's real; the lovable and most recognizable of all the Pokémon, Pikachu, is coming to the big screen. And he's a detective. All may not be as bizarre as that initially seems; the Pikachu character has previously been seen working as a detective in a 2016 video game of the same name.
Although Pokémon movies have been made in the past, this is the first attempt at turning the franchise into a live action cinema experience. The voice and facial likeness of Ryan Reynolds in the main role should be a major positive for the film, with Justice Smith appearing as his human partner in the police force. Smith's character is the only person in the world who can understand what Pikachu is saying (think Brian and Stewie in 'Family Guy'), and the two must work together to solve a great mystery. Find out more on May 10th!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.