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...Heinz, set to deliver Butt-Ugly pasta. Videos and figurines are already available; come September, larger action dolls will hit the stores. The strategy is global - the B.U.M.s will be charging into Europe in the autumn. And in June the Martians, who have American accents, will make their TV debut in the all-important U.S. market...
...first sign of a devotion to people that will be a constant theme in the movie. Jung is arrested after Barbara’s death and thrown into jail, where he shares a cell with a Colombian, Diego Delgado (Spanish actor Jordi Molla, making his American feature film debut). Upon Jung’s release, Diego introduces him to Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curtis). It’s not the most pleasant of first meetings—Escobar shoots someone point blank in the forehead—but Escobar takes a shine to the American and makes him his chief importer...
...China's proud NBA debut has been a long time coming. A few decades ago, the country was a basketball midget. But a full-court press by the state athletic commission showed China's determination to break into the sport. The first generation, including Wang's basketball-playing parents, set the ball in motion. Today, 200 million Chinese play hoops and delight in the exploits of Big Shark (Shaquille O'Neal), the Letter Deliverer (Karl Malone) and One Cent (Penny Hardaway). China even began touting its trio of homegrown goliaths?Wang, Yao Ming and Menk Batere?as the Walking Great...
...take another decade for China's basketball machine to produce a full crop of giant exports. The NBA, which touts itself as the "world's greatest league," is restrained about China's potential. In terms of NBA revenue, the nation lags far behind Japan and Taiwan. When Wang's debut was broadcast on state television last Friday, crowds gathered in Beijing to cheer on their native son. Several die-hard fans sported brand-new Maverick jerseys with Big Zhi's name emblazoned on the back. The only problem: the NBA hadn't licensed such blue shirts in China...
...weeks after earning a victory in his debut in a Harvard uniform, freshman...