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Elon Musk as Iron Man, Sure, but a James Bond Villain?
Elon Musk has earned some unusual comparisons.
11.14.12
Elon Musk, the man behind PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX—so that's money, sweet cars, and space; basically a premise for a great music video—has earned some unusual comparisons. Everybody's heard that "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau considers Musk the inspiration for his version of Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist who dons a futuristic flying suit and battles evil as Iron Man.
<p> Of course, that only puts him at No. 5 on <a href="">the Forbes Fictional 15 list</a>, so he'll have his work cut out for him catching up to the likes of Jed Clampett (oil guys have all the luck) and Smaug the dragon. </p><p> Now, <em>Foreign Policy</em> has included Musk in a list of people it believes would make <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/08/james_bond_villians#2">good James Bond villains</a>:</p><blockquote> <p> So far, the PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla entrepreneur has used his powers -- and his $2.4 billion fortune -- for good, but we'll certainly need Bond's help if Elon Musk ever goes rogue.</p>\n</blockquote><p> <em><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk.jpg">Photo</a> via Wikimedia Commons.</em></p>
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