Bill Cowher,Pittsburgh Mayor Ravenstahl, Hines Ward in Batman film

[Divernan]

This movie will really be fun to watch for Steeler Nation folks wherever they live! In the movie, Pittsburgh is Gotham City and its team the Rogues, play the Rapid City monuments.

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Decked out in the Rogues' colors of black and gold, thousands of fans cheered as some Steelers, including Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward, appeared, playing members of the Rogues. Bill Cowher returned, prowling the sidelines in his first coaching gig since leaving the Steelers after the 2006 season. Kevin Colbert, the Steelers director of football operations, is reuniting with Cowher as an assistant coach for the Gotham Rogues.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is dusting off his college skills and playing a kicker for the Rapid City Monuments, the Rogues' rivals. That may have been one of the reasons he was booed when one of his practice kicks did not go well.

No Terrible Towels were in evidence, since they bear the distinctive Steelers logo which is banned for the day. Instead, fans were given gold hankies to wave and, in keeping with gridiron tradition, the national anthem was sung.

On the kickoff, Hines Ward received, blowing past the mayor as he returned the kick. That scene was repeated many times over about three hours, with the fans putting on coats they had been instructed to bring to simulate the cold during each take, then taking them off between to try to cool off in the muggy weather. Shortly after noon, the kickoff scene was done and setup began for a special effects scene.



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[livetohike]

1. Sounds like fun for everyone

:-)

[Divernan]

2. 12 hours on the set. Pow! Bam! Kazoom!

A friend of mine was one of the extras. I saw the call for (unpaid) extras a bit late so only got on the wait list.
He said:
"They were filming a football sequence at Heinz Field. We cheered, panicked when the explosions occurred,ran into soldiers etc. It took 12 hours and will probably result in 3 or 4 minutes of the film. Hines Ward is the hero in the football sequence. Heat stroke scale 20 or 21."

There were about 10,000 fans/extras, who were moved to different sections of the seats to make the place look like there were 60,000 fans.

[livetohike]

3. Interesting!

That would have been fun, but hot! Three of my nieces and a nephew are on the wait list. I live a two hour drive away, but maybe one day I'll get into it. I thoght about listing our home as a location for movies.