There have been lots of reports on Mohit Suri's Ek Villain 2 ever since it has been announced. The first announcement had an ensemble of John Abraham, Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria. However, a few weeks back, it was reported that Kapur is no longer associated with the project.

A source informed the portal, Pinkvilla, "Aditya is no more a part of the action thriller anymore. He has opted out of Ek Villain 2. When Aditya was offered the part, he was extremely kicked about his role and the way Mohit has mounted the action set pieces in the film. It's even bigger than the way he devised the same for Malang. But in the last few weeks, Mohit and Adi were continuously having creative differences on the script and his role."