BECKS TURNS INDIANA JONES IN NEW PEPSI AD
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
His three-year-old son Cruz favours Batman suits, now David Beckham has taken his turn playing an action hero.
The 32-year-old sports a rugged look inspired by Indiana Jones, complete with fedora and brown leather jacket, for a new campaign for Pepsi.
He teams up with six of the world's biggest football stars for the multimillion-pound advertisment, including Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Cesc Fabregas, Lionel Messi and Frank Lampard.
The dream team kick the ball around a series of exotic locations, ending up on a remote beach called 'Nowhere'.
The ad promotes a new social networking website 'Youniverse' that allows users to set up their own profile and compare their interests with the sporting champions.
Other celebrities, including musicians, are expected to be added to the site, which has been created as part of a drive to reach young consumers
Meanwhile, David quashed recent speculation he is unhappy in America and is looking to quit LA Galaxy.
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He has laughed off the talk, insisting his family are now comfortably settled in their adopted home city.
He said: "Nothing could be further from the truth. I've said from the moment I've arrived everything's been great and that everybody's treated us so well.
"Not just on the football side of things, but the family side. The children are happy in school and Victoria is happy living in LA.
