Though he’s not playing in Thursday’s preseason game, Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has screen time lined up beyond football.

Metcalf was recently announced as a cast member for “Bourne Identity” and “Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman’s new XR thriller “Asteroid,” which premieres in the Venice Film Festival’s immersive showcase next week, according to a Wednesday article from Deadline.

The short film also stars Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit,” “Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse”), Rhenzy Feliz (“Encanto,” “The Penguin”), Ron Perlman (“Hellboy,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Leon Mandel (“The Americans,” “Modern Family”) and Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionare,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”).

“Asteroid,” an immersive thriller produced by Liman’s 30 Ninjas in association with Google’s 1

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