Becks turns fairytale prince for DisneyDavid Beckham’s growing profile in the US was given another boost today with the launch of an ad campaign depicting the pricey soccer star as a dragon-slaying prince.
Shot by world-renowned snapper Annie Leibovitz, the 31-year-old’s latest makeover as Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty is one of three images depicting top celebs as Disney characters as part of Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s new Year of a Million Dreams campaign.
Annie also transformed Beyonce from glamorous diva into an almost unrecognisably girlish Alice in Wonderland, sitting the 25-year-old in a whirling teacup next to singer Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and actor Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter.
Scarlett Johansson, 22, who was the first celeb to sign on to the project, plays Cinderella running from the ball, wearing a custom-designed Nicoletta Santoro gown and a 62-carat diamond tiara by Harry Winston, worth a whopping £165,000.
Becks practised his swashbuckling pose on a mechanical horse before taking his position on a real white stallion for the final photo, which was shot on December 18 in Spain, just outside Madrid.
“There were many Disney characters I liked as a kid,” he said during the shoot.
“Now my sons love the Disney characters and it’s a big part of their lives, a big part of many children’s lives around the world. So to be part of that is an honour and very exciting.
“I love going to Disney, I’m like a big kid,” added the footballer.
The three Disney images will be featured as inserts in a series of US magazines in March.
