Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has impressed on football fields, but he will now get the chance to showcase what he can do in Hollywood.
According to Samuel Long of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Metcalf will star in a new XR thriller film, Asteroid, which will feature stars such as Hailee Steinfeld, Ron Perlman, Rhenzy Feliz, and others alongside Metcalf.
“The thriller is among 30 works competing in the Venice Film Festival’s Immersive Competition, which is part of the wider Venice Immersive showcase running from August 27 to September 6 in a dedicated space on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, just a three-minute vaporetto ride from festival’s main Lido di Venezia hub,” Deadline wrote.
It was revealed to Deadline the plot of the movie that Metcalf will star in as well. The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival next week.
“Immersive thriller Asteroid follows a group of strangers who take the risk of a lifetime to travel to a nearby asteroid for the opportunity to mine for wealth beyond their wildest dreams," Deadline wrote about the movie’s plot.
The character Metcalf will play in movie has yet to be announced, but the movie will be available on Google Android XR.
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