TAKING HEART

Iron Man swears in 37 new Avengers

The young beneficiaries of Make-A-Wish Foundation get a surprise visit from the Marvel superhero in a tie-up with Walt Disney.

Robert Downey Jr takes a photo-call with Make-A-Wish Foundation's delighted kids at a games event held at Marina Bay Sands on Sunday. The actor, who plays Iron Man in the new movie Avengers: Infinity War, is in Singapore for its premiere.

BT PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO

THIRTY-SEVEN children, beneficiaries of Make-A-Wish Foundation, were sworn in as Avengers last Sunday - just take Iron Man's word for it.

American actor Robert Downey Jr had stepped out from behind the curtains to the surprise of the children and their parents, before reciting a pledge