Robert Downey Jr. signs $12 mln deal as new face of HTC, report saysJune 21, 2013 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Downey Jr. has reportedly scored a lucrative deal outside Hollywood movie business. The billionaire industrialist Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man in Marvel's superhero movie universe has signed a deal worth about $12 million with electronic giant company HTC, AceShowbiz said citing Bloomberg. It's rumored that the actor, who is also best known for his role as detective genius Sherlock Holmes, is hired to front a two-year global marketing for the Taiwanese company's smartphone. As part of the deal, he is reportedly given creative control over the commercials where he will appear. Citing two unnamed sources, the publication reports that Downey Jr. will appear as himself, not the famous characters in his hit films that include "Iron Man", "The Avengers" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", in the upcoming ads. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |