Even if only by name, Rapid City will have a small part in the new Batman movie slated for release next summer.

Filming for "The Dark Knight Rises" began in May, according to a written release from Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film is the final installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. "Batman Begins" and sequel "The Dark Knight" preceded the new film.

Publicist Claudia Kalindjian confirmed that the Gotham Rogues play the Rapid City Monuments football team in the new film but said she couldn't release any more details regarding the movie.

She also declined to say which actors might be playing the Rapid City Monument characters or how writers for the film decided to choose the name.

According to the Internet Movie Database website, almost 10,000 extras were used to shoot the movie's football game scene in Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Some of the Pittsburgh Steelers played football players, including Hines Ward, who plays himself.

Michelle Thomson, tourism director for Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce, said her organization had heard rumors about the name of the football team in the movie and have been hoping to hear more details.