Earlier, Mohit Suri had announced the Ek Villain sequel and even locked down John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria as part of the ensemble cast.
Aditya Roy Kapur was supposed to be the male lead opposite John, but he backed out because of creative differences. Now, it will be Arjun Kapoor vs John Abraham!
As per TOI report, in this sequel titled ‘Do Villain‘, Arjun Kapoor has signed the dotted line to essay the baddie!
Back in March, Mohit Suri had marked the beginning of ‘Do Villain’ with a post on social media, announcing, “Let the fight begin !! Bad v/s badder !!”
As reported by Pinkvilla, the film has four lead characters who are integral to the narrative, and both John and Arjun will play villains! Arjun will be seen opposite Tara but may also have a love angle with Disha.
A source told Pinkvilla – “John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria were already locked for the film. Reportedly, Aditya Roy Kapur was going to be the other male lead, but owing to creative differences over the script, it didn’t work out. So Mohit was looking for someone and roped in Arjun for the same. Unlike the first part, in this instalment, both John and Arjun play villains.“
The source adds, “There are several confrontation adrenaline pumping action setpieces designed for both John and Arjun and it includes a mammoth fight sequence as well. Arjun is paired opposite Tara in the film, but the plot is such that there might also be an Arjun-Disha love angle as well.”
Do Villain is expected to go on floors by the end of this year.
Apart from this sequel, Arjun Kapoor will also be romancing Rakul Preet Singh in an untitled film, which is a cross-border love story directed by Kashvie Nair. Its shooting has commenced this week! John Abraham will also be having a key cameo in this film.