If any movie next year makes more money than this, we'll be hugely shocked. The whole world is on tenterhooks for 'Avengers 4', which is due out on May 3rd, 2019. It's a sequel to 'Infinity War', which had one of the greatest cliffhanger endings in cinema history, and yet this close to the release date we know nothing about it. At the time of writing, we don't even know the name of the film! The cast, the production company and everyone involved in making the movie are telling us nothing.
The movie is sure to be an occasion in more ways than one; as well as providing the climax to the epic tale, it will be the last movie ever to feature a cameo from cartoonist Stan Lee, who sadly passed away earlier this year. We hope that this giant film, with its huge ensemble cast, do his memory justice. We have no doubts that they will.
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.