According to the THR story, Marvel will tailor a version of Iron Man 3 for the Chinese audience which will include more screen time for Chinese star Fan Bingbing.
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But Mr Kennedy is a former member of the Social Democratic Party and star-struck fan of its founder, Mr Blair's friend Lord Jenkins.
Eisenbud's pronouncement about Sharapova's future comes as a boost to the women's tennis tour due to Sharapova's enormous star power and fan base, which increased when she won the French Open last June to cap her comeback and become just the 10th woman to capture all four majors.
Even Calcutta, a city known for its unflagging loyalty to local star and former Indian captain, Saurav Ganguly, appeared to have forgotten him at the weekend game - there were posters of Khan in the stands, and the star's local fan club walked in carrying huge cut outs of their icon.
Star Wars, and EA hopes that fan interest in a wide open, well-scripted world in the Star Wars universe will propel it to success.
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The rosters for the All-Star Game are set by fan voting, and the reserves are chosen by coaches.
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Salman Khan is that rare Bollywood star who has a huge fan following across the vast spectrum of Indian society.
"This gentleman was just about to go out as a single if you want to play some golf, " Tom said to the movie star, not knowing I was a devoted fan of the seminal blaxploitation series.
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Firefly fans, Star Trek fans, roguelike gamers, and any fan of seriously challenging games should find much to love.
The best spot in the new campaign is the one with the kid, who, as an soccer fan would know, is the Brazilian star, Ronaldinho.
"I quickly said that because of my loyalty to 'Star Trek, ' and also just being a fan, I wouldn't even want to be involved in the next version of those things, " Abrams told Empire.
Kobe Bryant took on soccer star Leo Messi to gain the attention of a young fan in a late 2012 Turkish Airlines commercial.
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But with the help of some high-tech tracking devices, a fan-friendly Web site and a little star power, conservation officials are hoping a contest among 11 leatherback tortoises will raise awareness, and some money, for the critically endangered species.
Attendees at the closing ceremony for Star Wars Celebration VI, the franchise's massive fan event, learned that the epic movies that chronicle the rise of the Galactic Empire will be released back-to-back, with Episode II hitting theaters on September 20, 2013 and Episode III arriving soon after on October 11, 2013.
If you're a Northwestern football fan, you'll remember he was the star linebacker on the 1995 Rose Bowl team.
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Fan fiction grew popular in the 1960s thanks to "Star Trek" as fans developed their own story lines to swap with other devotees.
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But when Calcutta's icon Saurav Ganguly, Delhi's favourite Gautam Gambhir and Bangalore's biggest star Rahul Dravid end up leading the teams of Pune, Calcutta and Rajasthan, fan loyalties to home teams can begin to fray easily.
Bernando LaPallo, who says at 111 that he's the oldest Yankees fan, was on the dirt near the dugout during batting practice and injured star Derek Jeter came over to greet him.
There are also popular Star Wars video games and even bathing suits like this one that recently earned raves from the fan boys.
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"The last time we saw Jack, he was drowning his sorrows in the 'Doctor Who' version of the 'Star Wars' cantina, " said Jennifer Steele, a 29-year-old Whoverse fan and Alta Language Services project manager in Atlanta.
Of course, the likes of Howard Webb and Martin Atkinson probably won't appeal to potential backers in the same way as star players, like Robin van Persie or Wayne Rooney, since Manchester United's global fan base is counted in the hundreds of millions.
Even though this might not be an optimum decision from a competition standpoint, it still gives the Royals new incentives for revenue growth and it would also ignite a fan base whose only joy to date is looking forward to hosting the 2012 All Star Game.
Former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff has revealed he thinks reality shows have "ruined" TV and that David Cameron is a big fan of Knight Rider.
She's often recognized for maintaining and feeding that international fan base through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, where she touts more fans than any other star.
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