This film is not, as the title might suggest, a feature length adaptation of 'Top Gear'. It's a biographical drama, telling the real-life story of the upstart Ford motor racing team attempting to challenge the dominance of Ferrari in the world of Le Mans endurance racing during the 1960s.
The producers were presumably inspired by the success of 2014's 'Rush' at the box office, which was also a biography from the motor racing world. Both Christian Bale and Matt Damon are in leading roles, which is as close as you'll get to a guarantee of quality; no matter what's in the script, the two performers will make you care about it. We won't spoil it for you, but we can say that the true events the film is based on are inspiring and exciting, so as long as the film does the story justice it should be excellent. You can start your engines on June 28th.
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.