Recently, director Mohit Suri gave some happy news to the audience by declaring about his next venture, the sequel of Ek Villain. He likewise uncovered that Malang actor Aditya Roy Kapur will work together with John Abraham for the very first time and will secure horns against him in the film. He further said that Ek Villain 2 is an alternate story with new characters that allude to an alternate story. It's basically a villain versus villain. Both Aditya and John are playing negative characters.

What's more, today, Ekta Kapoor, the maker of Ek Villain 2 alongside Bhushan Kumar have reported the release date of the film. She expressed, "When the first thing u both say Is 'JAI MATA DI ' Looking forward to up the entertainment quotient with @bhushankumar! Starting with the sequel of 2014 blockbuster – #EkVillain! The second installment will release on Jan 8, 2021! It's indeed a mark of a new beginning @shobha9168 @ruchikaakapoor @balajimotionpictures @mohitsuri @tseries.official @tseriesfilms #BalajiMotionPictures." 

The casting of the female lead is still under process. As indicated by a source, John will commence the shoot of Ek Villain 2 around June, however, the date will be finished once the whole group is ready. For the unenlightened, Ek Villain was an action thriller film featuring Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, and Shraddha Kapoor. The film was spun around a solidified criminal whose terminally ill wife is murdered by a sadistic serial killer. The story was composed by Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani and created by Balaji Motion Pictures.