You have to hand it to DC Comics and Marvel. Every time you think they've used every character they could possibly make a superhero movie with, they bring another one to the table and convince us its worth watching. And so, on March 8th, Captain Marvel makes it to the silver screen. The film is especially notable for being the first female-led superhero movie ever made under the Marvel banner.
Brie Larson is the woman making history as the title character. In an interesting twist on the usual narrative, the film is set in the recent past instead of the near future; specifically, we're going back to 1995. We wonder if the Spice Girls have been asked to contribute to the soundtrack. As for the plot, Earth is placed dead center in an intergalactic war, and only former US fighter pilot Carol Danvers, A.K.A. Captain Marvel, has the skills to save the day.
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.