R ARIVANANTHAM
Having won the hearts of young cricket enthusiasts, batter Shubman Gill will lend his voice to Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, the makers announced on Monday.
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.
- The Hindi and Punjabi versions of the film will feature cricketer Shubman Gill’s voice, which will make Pavitr’s character even more special for Indian viewers.
- 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.
- The film will be released in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali on 2nd June 2023
Gill, who is currently playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, said Spider-Man is “one of the most relatable superheroes”. The 23-year-old will voice the Hindi and Punjabi versions of the film.
Shub-Man is now Spider-Man! 🕸️🏏
Thrilled to have the talented @ShubmanGill as the voice of our very own – Indian Spider-Man, Pavitr Prabhakar in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse.
Trailer dropping soon! Get ready for some web-slinging action! 🕷️🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/k38p4Gorkw— Sony Pictures India (@SonyPicsIndia) May 8, 2023
“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,” the cricketer said in a statement.
He becomes the first sports personality to lend his voice to any film, and that too one of the biggest Hollywood franchises.
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’, said Shony Panjikaran, General Manager and Head of Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) India.
“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,” Panjikaran added.
“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”.
Setting another milestone, Sony Pictures Entertainment India releases ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali on 2nd June 2023, only in Cinemas.
