Wow! John Abraham in desi remake of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables

May 1, 2017 Abhishree Kulkarni

Action star John Abraham is clearly on a roll. Not only is he producing some interesting projects but is also all set to be part of some really exciting films. It was recently reported that he will be playing the lead in the hard-hitting, gripping action drama — ‘Shantivaan,’ based on the second Indian nuclear test done in India — Pokhran-II.

And now we hear that the ‘Force 2’ actor has been approached to play the lead in the Hindi remake of Sylvester Stallone’s popular franchise ‘The Expendables.’

Yeah, exciting, isn’t it? Well, the actor-producer is equally excited and even confirmed about being approached for the film in a chat with a daily newspaper. “Yes, I've been approached for the film, I'm happy and honored. I've always admitted that I am a Stallone fan. Every time I watch one of his films, I hope for an Indianized version, and ‘The Expendables’ can definitely lend itself to a desi avatar because it's a truly entertaining and commercial film which has done better business outside of North America," said John.

Even co-producer and director of the film, Nilesh Sahay, wanted John Abraham to be a part of the franchise and recommended his name to the original producers. “I told them that if there was a fourth installment, he was the guy from India. And when he decided on an Indianized version set in a hyper real world in the near future with relevance to today's times, John's was the first name that came up. He is on the cusp of being one of the biggest action heroes we've seen from India,” said Nilesh.

The yet untitled film is slated to release next year.

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