Shubman Gill has a new job at hand. The batter, currently seen in Gujarat Titans colours, will lend his voice to Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Sony Pictures India, slated to release the film across the country on June 2, announced Gill’s role on Monday. The film marks the big-screen debut of Pavitr Prabhakar as the Indian Spider-Man.
The 23-year-old Gill, who will voice the Hindi and Punjabi versions of the film, called Spider-Man “one of the most relatable superheroes”.
Indian Spider-Man, to be voiced by Shubman Gill in Hindi and Punjabi, in the animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Twitter
“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 film, sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the “Spider-Verse”.
