Holy terrible towel Batman!
According to NFL.com, Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and about 12 of his teammates will play football players in Christopher Nolan's latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. When asked about his thoughts on being in a big blockbuster movie, Big Ben replied "It's not like we're chasing Batman down or anything," Roethlisberger told the Post-Gazette. "It's something neat -- that in 10 years or 20 years we can tell our kids we were in a movie." The other players listed in the film are: Hines Ward, Willie Colon, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller, Aaron Smith, Ryan Clark, Troy Polamalu, James Farrior and Casey Hampton. Below is a excerpt from NFL.com in regards to the coaching staff for Gotham's football team:
And the Gotham coach? Why it's Bill Cowher, the former Steelers coach who left the team after the 2006 season and is now an analyst for CBS Sports. Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' director of football operations, will reunite with Cowher as a Gotham assistant coach.
The rumored name of the football team is the Gotham Rogues (pictured above at Heinz Field). Not sure how a football team figures into the movie but, my thoughts are that Bruce Wayne (played by Christian Bale) probably won't simply be rooting for the home team at a football game but rather the owner of the Gotham Rogues. As always, only time will tell.
Here is the link to the news page from NFL.com.
