In early May, it was announced that Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider will appear in the film. Now, the social media team Through the Multiverse has revealed that Andy Samberg will be the one to voice the beloved ’90s character! For now, it’s unclear how important Ben Reilly’s role will be in the film.
Earlier this month, Spider-Man: Across the Multiverse director Joaquim Dos Santos teased fans about not wanting to reveal who would be voicing the hero.
I can’t wait for people to hear who voices him. It still hasn’t been released, but I love our Scarlet Spider actor. Even the actors don’t know! They are all committed to secrecy and record themselves, so most of them discover with the audience who is in the video they were shooting. Their reactions were quite funny.
Dos Santos told Total Film
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, a full-time, friendly Spider-Man from a Brooklyn neighborhood is catapulted through the Multiverse, where he meets a team of Spider-Men tasked with protecting his very existence. However, as the heroes clash trying to deal with a new threat, Miles finds himself up against the other Spiders. Soon, he must redefine what it means to be a hero in order to save the people he loves the most.
– we read in the official description of the film
Miles Morales returns to the big screen in Spider-Man: Through the Multiverse , which hits theaters on June 2. Other new heroes include Spider-Woman – Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya) and Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), while new villain Spot (Jason Schwartzman) also enters the fray. The film was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson and written by the team of Chris Miller, Phil Lord and Dave Callaham.