David Beckham played a prince in a new Disney campaign — his first showpiece endorsement since announcing his trade to the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer club, U.S. media reported on Sunday.
Beckham was among the celebrities photographed in roles of Disney movie characters last month for a "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion for Walt Disney Co. theme parks.
The international soccer star, marketing giant and fashion icon, was photographed in a series of photos taken by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz as the Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty," astride a white horse and fighting a fire-breathing dragon.
Beckham said in a statement, "There were many Disney characters I liked as a kid."
"I'm the prince, and I'm sort of slaying a dragon, which is something I've never done before, obviously. When I was called about it and asked to do it, I was very honored and really looking forward to it, especially with Annie doing the pictures... " he noted, adding" The role's reversed now. It's my sons that love the Disney characters and, you know, it's a big part of their lives; a big part of many children's lives around the world."
The 31-year-old midfielder with Real Madrid signed a recent five-year deal with Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. He will join the club this summer.
His wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, has been spotted house-hunting in Southern California.
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