Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse It opens in June and in Latin America the production finalizes details about the dubbing. Several influencers have been chosen to give voices to the variants of the arachnid, but not all are happy: the actor who plays Piccolo in Dragon Ball criticizes him.
The Mexican Carlos Segundo, who gives life to the Latin Spanish voice of Piccolo, spoke about the subject with Pipepunk YouTuber.
“Look, like this, point blank: They call you because of your followers, not because of your talent.” said Segundo, in a short shared on Twitter. “They call them for the free publicity. That is the point. It’s a marketing move. without belittling what you do”.
The Latin American production of Sony Pictures called several figures from social networks to dub variants of Spider-Man. From Venezuela to Mexico, There are several countries of origin of the influencers.
This generates discomfort among dubbing professionals, since they consider their work relegated due to marketing issues, as Segundo pointed out.
The enormous career of Carlos Segundo, beyond Piccolo
Born in Mexico in 1956, Carlos Segundo Bravo de la Peña (such his real name) is one of the most respected voice actors on the continent.
Characters like Piccolo in Dragon Ball, Woody in Toy Story, Alf, Severus Snape in Harry Potter, Goofy, Darth Maul in Star Wars and James Bond, among many others, they counted on their vocal cords to come alive in Spanish.
He also participated in the dubbing of video games as Gears of War (Damon Baird) and Halo 3 (Admiral Lord Terrence Hood).
When does Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse arrive?
Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse It is the second installment of the saga of the spider universe, and will feature the English voices of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Hailee Steinfeld as Ghost-Spider and Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara, among others.
Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson and Kemp Powers are in charge of directing, with the production of Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures.
It will hit theaters in the United States and the rest of the world. next June 2.