Ek Villain Returns new release date announced: John Abraham-Arjun Kapoor starrer to hit theatres on THIS date

John Abraham-Arjun Kapoor starrer Ek Villain Returns is one of the highly anticipated movies of 2022. The action thriller movie, which also stars Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, has got a new release date. The Mohit Suri directorial is now set to hit the cinemas on July 29.

Backed by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and the director himself under the banners of Balaji Motion Pictures and T-Series, the upcoming film is a spiritual sequel to the Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor starrer 2014 film Ek Villain, which was also helmed by Suri.

The Indian director took a new poster to his official IG handle and shared the new release date of the forthcoming flick. The caption reads, "#EkVillainReturns gets a new release date, 29th July 2022. (sic)."

Check out the poster here:

Earlier, the film was set to release on July 8, however, now the makers have delayed it for a few weeks. Last year, in September, Arjun announced the release date of his film on an Instagram post. He took a poster to his official IG handle and mentioned that Ek Villain Returns will drop on Eid 2022.

Check out the post here:

Last year, talking about the movie, producer Ekta Kapoor said in a statement that the anticipated film will have more action, thicker suspense and double the drama.

Furthermore, the maker mentioned that the Ek Villain is Balaji’s (her production company) most special flagship franchise and now the high octane flick is set to return to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. She also shared that she loved every moment of making the action-thriller film.