It’s final! Akshay Kumar will now replace Arnold Schwarzenegger in the sequel of Rajnikanth‘s 2010 super-hit Robot!
Earlier there were reports that Shankar Shanmugham the director of Robot 2.0 is planning to rope in Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role of the villain. But Akshay Kumar shut down all these rumors when he tweeted that he is, in fact, a part of the movie!
Here’s his Tweet-
Ending the year on a high note! Super excited to be a part of Robot 2 with the one & only @superstarrajini sir! pic.twitter.com/mC7AINo3JR
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 16, 2015
The first schedule of the film has started since yesterday. Director Shankar confirmed the news with a tweet.
2.0 shoot starts from tomorrow.. Excited!!! — Shankar Shanmugham (@shankarshanmugh) December 15, 2015
Apparently, there were some conflicts between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shankar about the film’s script. So, Shankar decided to go another way and the role landed with Akshay Kumar. Robot 2.0 is billed as the most expensive Indian film and will be produced by Lyca Productions. It’s already confirmed that Amy Jackson will also be a part of the film. It will be interesting to see if she plays another robot like ‘Chitti’.
According to some reports, there will another lead actress in the film and the makers are still looking for an A-list actress for the part. AR Rahman will compose the music, Nirav Shah will be the cinematographer and Sean Foot will be a part of the technical team.
Robot 2.0 is going to be HUGE!