The Green Bay Packers apparently have another talent that can further enhance their reputation aside from being one of the most dominant teams in the NFL.
A video featured by WBay.com showed five members of the Green Bay Packers show off their vocal chops by singing tunes a cappella in the upcoming film "Pitch Perfect 2". The movie is a sequel of "Pitch Perfect" which is about a female singing group that competes on stage and deals with other issues in and out of campus. Based on the trailer, the group will contend in the World Championships, where the United States is the underdog. The same with the first movie, the second one will still star Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson.
The trailer presented on Packers.com showed that Clay Matthews, David Bakhtiari, Don Barclay, Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang will be appearing in the new movie. Aaron Rodgers' younger brother Jordan will also be in the movie. The trailer showed the football stars at a night club where they seem to be preparing for a sing-off against Kendrick and her crew. At one point, Matthews' tuxedo jacket sleeves were torn off by his teammates, revealing his beefy arms. He proceeds to flex and pose to the delight of Wilson.
In a report by Green Bay Press Gazette, it was actually David Bakhtiari who offered for the group to have cameo roles in the film. Bakhtiari was admittedly a fan of the first film. He shared how he tweeted actor Alexis Knapp in December 2013, asking what the Packers' offensive linemen had to do to be part of the sequel.
The group was subsequently approved to appear. Bakhtiari said, "You have five high-profile NFL football players, trying to schedule within a month-and-a-half they have to film."
On the WBay.com video, the Packers will be singing and dancing in the movie. Reportedly, T.J. Lang is the best voice in the group and Sitton long wanted the world to know. Sitton said that he wanted Lang to try out for "The Voice" because he had the "voice of an angel". Lang was a bit embarrassed by the compliments from his teammates and dismissed their statements with a laugh, "Well, you've heard these guys sing and it's not too much of an accomplishment."
Included in the interview but excluded from Pitch Perfect 2 are Bryan Bulaga and Corey Linsley. Bulaga joked that he was hurt by not being invited although the group conceded that the next time they would have such an opportunity, all the linemen would participate.
Pitch Perfect 2 is slated to launch in theatres on May 15, 2015.
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