Just hours after news broke of Ayan coming on board to direct the sequel, reports now state that ‘RRR’ star Jr NTR has also joined the franchise as one of the leading men.
According to a report on Pinkvilla, Jr NTR will be seen locking horns with Hrithik Roshan in the next instalment of the spy franchise. Fans can expect a ‘battle of wits’ and an intense showdown on the big screen.
Ayan on Tuesday announced that he has taken over the director’s chair from Sidharth Anand in a post that read, “The Universe has presented me with a very special opportunity recently a very special movie to step into and direct! What the movie is… More on that when the time is right. An opportunity that challenges me and terribly excites me… one where I will learn, be inspired and where I will grow! So, I have decided to take it up.”
The ‘YRF Spy Universe’ brings three franchises headlined by leading stars – Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger’ franchise, Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ and Hrithik Roshan’s ‘WAR’ – under one umbrella.
The studio’s recent blockbuster ‘Pathaan’ marked the beginning with a cameo by Salman as Avinash Singh Rathore aka Tiger. It also had plenty of references to Roshan’s ‘War’ character, Kabir Dhaliwal.
Besides ‘WAR 2’, Mukerji is also working on the two-part follow-up to his 2022 hit ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt which will hit screens in 2026 and 2027.
