Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Serena Williams and Other Celebrities Turn Into Spider-Verse Ambassadors for the $27 Billion Worth Marvel Franchise

The new trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse just dropped and Marvel fans are going gaga over it. As the name suggests, the plot of the upcoming installment revolves around the multiverse concept where the titular character meets an all-star team of superheroes like him. This is probably why the franchise explored alternate universes with NBA All-Stars LeBron James and Stephen Curry to help with the promotions ahead of its June release. To make matters interesting for fans, the franchise also envisioned tennis superstars Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams along with a whole host of celebrities for their project.

Meanwhile, LeBron James is also gearing up for the release of ‘Shooting Stars’. Interestingly, the movie will hit the online platform on the same day as the Spider-Man installment, on June 2.

LeBron James dons the Spiderman suit

Ever imagined your favorite athletes in a superhero suit? Several players have donned similar costumes during festivals like Halloween. However, Stephen Curry and LeBron James in a Spiderman costume? Not really a common occurrence and not just for them, but for Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams as well.

While the players themselves did not really wear the suit, the SpiderVerse franchise posted a couple of pictures where they shared an animated version of each of the four athletes in different Spiderman suits. Given that the main concept of the movie is about multi-dimension, the franchise decided to roll up its sleeves and put its imaginative skills to work.

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In one of the pictures shared on Twitter, an animated version of Steph was seen wearing a blue and yellow suit based on the Dub Nation’s team colors. On the other hand, the creative team drew King James in a gold and purple suit, complete with a crown. Similarly, Williams was seen in a black, white, and gold costume with her signature ponytail hair fanning her.

Whereas, Osaka wore a blue-peach suit with a visor cap. The inspiration for Osaka’s image was drawn from the picture where she kissed her trophy after winning her second Australian Open title. Various other celebrities like Bad Bunny, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Beyonce, Pedro Pascal, and others got their own versions of the iconic superhero.

Shooting Stars

The upcoming LeBron James-inspired movie will take fans back to the turn of the century. It revolves around the Los Angeles Lakers superstar and his high school basketball teammates. The film will give a glimpse of LeBron’s partnership with the rest of the ‘Fab Five’ and their life outside the basketball court.

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“Shooting Stars” will stream on the OTT platform Peacock with Mookie Cook as the lead actor. It is based on the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s 2009 book of the same name.