Pittsburgh Steelers Star Hines Ward Discusses His Cameo In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Pittsburgh Steelers Star Hines Ward Discusses His Cameo In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

While many mistakenly assumed that the footballer wearing a "Ward" jersey in The Dark Knight Rises trailer was a reference to actor Burt Ward (Robin), Pittsburgh Steelers player Hines Ward has spoken out on his brief cameo in the movie.

By JoshWilding - Dec 21, 2011 01:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: USA Today

"I had a blast doing it," Ward told USA Today. "It is a big honor for me." When asked what he thought of seeing himself in the trailer and the reaction so far he added, "It's off the chain. I can't wait to see the movie with my son. Everyone wants to be a superhero, but I think that one part is probably all the public wants to see of me," he says of The Dark Knight Rises. "Batman is the focus. I am just glad I got to be a part of history."

"I hadn't run back a kickoff in forever," he said of his particular scene in the highly anticipated movie from director Christopher Nolan filmed at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. "It was a little bizarre. But I scored on the return and any time I score it's a lot of fun."




STARRING:

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Michael Caine as Alfred
Gary Oldman as Commissioner Jim Gordon
Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
Tom Hardy as Bane
Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake
Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate
Josh Pence as Ra's Al Ghul

RELEASE DATE: July 20th, 2012



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