Rather than reinvent the character's appearance, director Bryan Singer - who directed two X-Men movies - has kept the cartoon superhero's cape, red tights and blue body suit.

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He wore suspenders that kept his trousers hiked high on his waist, and a midnight blue Italian suit jacket draped cape-like over a starched white shirt, which was tieless and buttoned up to a very prominent Adam's apple.

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Coached by an off-duty air-traffic controller who requested pretournament tips from, he said, his close friend Jose Mourinho, Cape Verde's team, also known as the Blue Sharks, has lighted up the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Jason Zepaltas, a 31-year-old chef from Chicago, wrestled into the Simpsons-themed Duffman costume he last wore on Halloween, sporting bright blue tights, bulging muscles, fake beer cans and a red cape.

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