But his one-man floating corporation today is a far cry from the company he launched 21 years ago.

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The upcoming trio of films is a far cry from recent years when movies such as "Iron Man" and "Green Lantern" took a chance by introducing lesser-known superheroes on the big screen with very different results.

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He said he first noticed Blything when he made one of his children cry by telling him to "man up" when QPR scored a goal.

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