It was only recently that we announced that Anil Kapoor is taking the role of villain in the new Tom Cruise movie MI: 4 Ghosts Protocol. Now we’re proud to tell you that Irrfan Khan has been roped in for a huge Hollywood production. That is big film is the revamp of the Spiderman series and Irrfan has bagged the role of one of the bad guys!
Khan will essay the role of Van Atter (one of the main villains in the movie) and will fight against the new Spiderman played by Andrew Garfield (The Social Network). Besides Irrfan, there is another villain in the movie called Dr.Connors aka The Lizard. This role will played by Rhys Ifans.
The new Spiderman movie will be directed by Mark Webber and is expected to hit the cinemas in 2012.
In the past, Khan has also been part of other Hollywood productions such as The Namesake, A Mighty Heart and of course, Slumdog Millionaire.