The Green Bay Packers and Barden Bellas face off in new Pitch Perfect 2 trailer
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Understandably, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots got most of the screen time in Super Bowl XLIX, but the Green Bay Packers made a cameo, too. Or at least some of them did, in a Super Bowl ad for Pitch Perfect 2. Have Anna Kendrick's Beca and the rest of the Barden Bellas found their match in a couple of Wisconsin football players singing "Bootylicious"? (Probably not, but it's a pretty good product tie-in.)
On Late Show last month, Kendrick explained how the Green Bay Packers ended up in Pitch Perfect 2. The short version: They're fans. Watch the (slightly) longer explanation below. —Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
