John to play antagonist in Ek Villain 2? 

Np News 24 Mumbai: Director Mohit Suri has approached John Abraham to play the antagonist in Ek Villain 2.  John has said yes to the movie after listening to the script but is yet to sign the agreement. Meanwhile, more details about the project and other actors are being finalised and kept under wraps.
The sequel will be directed by Mohit Suri.

The movie is expected to go on the floors next year only as John is busy with his ongoing commitments.  John was recently seen in the action-thriller Batla House. He will also hit the big screen again with the comedy-drama Pagalpanti, which is slated to a release in December. The film also also features Anil Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Arshad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla.

Ek Villain 2 will be a sequel to the 2014 film starring Riteish Deshmukh, Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor. Ek Villain was an action thriller that narrated the tragic love story of Guru (Sidharth Malhotra) and Aisha (Shraddha Kapoor).

Sidharth Malhotra played the role of a gangster in the film, who has a change of heart when he falls in love with Shraddha Kapoor. Meanwhile, Riteish Deshmukh plays a serial killer in the film.