Indie actor Takeshi Kaneshiro will be the face of Emporio Armani’s autumn menswear campaign, making it the first time an Asian male will front a campaign for the Italian label. Takeshi is pretty damn HOT, so Beckham’s will not be missed.

Also, Armani, who designed the costumes for Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne character in the upcoming Batman film, will also outfit the star for a series of campaigns promoting the label’s made-to-measure service. The ads will coincide with the film’s US release on July 15.

I am very happy to know that indie actors are taking over such big name campaigns, and am almost disappointed that Christian Bale is getting soo much free stuff from Armani because of the Batman flick. Doesn’t Armani have enough publicity?