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Super Bowl Superheroes: Five Genre Actors In Their Famous Football Roles

Big-name actors who play in top-tier material like superhero movies and other high-profile comics […]
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Big-name actors who play in top-tier material like superhero movies and other high-profile comics adaptations are among some of the most in-demand actors in the country, and as such, they tend to get their pick of comfortable projects expected to make boatloads of cash.Traditionally, sports movies fall into that category; you can live well on residual checks from films like Sneakers or Major League, and in the United States, football is king.So, ahead of tonight’s Super Bowl XLVIII, we figured we’d take a quick look at some of your favorite superheroes, supervillains and comic book hitmen as they take their shots at football movies.Check them out below.Jamie Foxx – Any Given SundayYears before ads for his turn as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 overshadowed Super Bowl XLVIII for fanboys everywhere, Jamie Foxx played Willie Beamen in Oliver Stone’s critically-acclaimed football drama Any Given Sunday.Below, you can check out his (not safe for work – language) video for the in-movie song “My Name is Willie.”

Denzel Washington – Remember the Titans

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