‘Deadpool’ Actor Karan Soni Joins Spiderman Voice Cast

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – Indian American actor Karan Soni, known for his work in the ‘Deadpool’ movies, is set to be part of the voice cast for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’.

Soni will provide the voice for Pavitr Prabhakar aka Spider-Man India, an alternate-world counterpart of Spider-Man. ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ is the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’.

Once more, it features Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen and Shameik Moore as Spider-Man/Miles Morales. Sony has set the film’s release date for June 2 at the height of the summer movie season.

Years before it became a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC’s ‘The Flash’ movie, the original movie received recognition for its distinctive animation style and for exploring the universe.

Soni joins a voice cast that includes Jason Schwartzman, Jake Johnson, Luna Lauren Velez, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Kaluuya, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, and Shea Whigham.

Previously, in ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Deadpool 2’, Soni portrayed Dopinder, a cab driver and Deadpool’s pal, opposite Ryan Reynolds. His other voice-acting credits include ‘Strange World’ and ‘Trolls World Tour’.