New Delhi: Cricketer Shubman Gill will be the voice of Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated movie 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'.
The film, slated to be released by Sony Pictures Entertainment India across the country, marks the big-screen debut of Pavitr Prabhakar, the Indian Spider-Man.
Shubman is currently playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. The cricketer spoke about lending his voice to the animated film and said that Spider-Man is "one of the most relatable superheroes".
"I have grown up watching Spider-Man, and he is one of the most relatable superheroes. Since the movie will be debuting the Indian Spider-Man for the first time on screen, getting to be the voice of our Indian Spider-Man, Pavitr Prabhakar, in the Hindi and Punjabi languages was such a remarkable experience for me. Already, I feel superhuman. I am eagerly anticipating the release of this movie,” he said in a statement.
The cricketer will voice the Hindi and Punjabi versions of the film.
Shony Panjikaran, General Manager and Head of Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) India, said, “June 2 will indeed be a momentous occasion for all Spider-Man fans across the country, and we are sure that everyone will shower the same love on this film as they did on ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home'. We are so excited to collaborate with Shubman Gill, as he’s not only a youth icon but also a true hero, having represented our country so well in international cricket while enthralling millions of fans with his on-ground heroics."
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' will hit the Indian screens in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali on June 2.
The film is the sequel to 2018's 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' and is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the 'Spider-Verse'.