Ek Villain Returns, the sequel to Mohit Suri's 2014 film, is scheduled to hit theatres on February 11, 2022. The director took to social media to announce the news. While earlier it was reported that the film will see John Abraham and Aditya Roy Kapur share screen space, it is now announced that Arjun Kapoor has replaced the latter. Tara Sutaria and Disha Patani will be seen playing female leads. Ek Villain Returns will be produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms.
For John Abraham, Ek Villain Returns marks his first collaboration with Suri. Arjun Kapoor has previously worked with the director on Half Girlfriend. Disha Patani played the lead role in Suri’s last directorial Malang. the Ek Villain sequel, John has films like Satyameva Jayate 2 and Mumbai Saga in his kitty. Arjun meanwhile is looking forward to the release of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Bhoot Police. Disha will next be seen in Salman Khan-starrer Radhe. Mohit Suri is known for films like Half Girlfriend, Aashiqui 2, Murder 2, Zeher and Kalyug among others. His last directorial Malang, starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu, released shortly before the coronavirus-induced lockdown in 2020. The film was a roaring success at the box-office upon it's release.