Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
Rajinikanth

After nearly two years since superstar Rajinikanth’s much-awaited Robot 2.0, went on floors and there’s still no clarity about its release. Originally set to arrive in cinemas last year on Diwali it was pushed to December 2017 and later postponed to January 25 in order to allow more time for post-production. After too many rescheduling, the Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer finally had an official releasing date, which was April 14, 2018. But now it seems that the film will not release in April.

Trade Expert Ramesh Bala took to his Twitter handle to share a tweet that read, “@superstarrajini – @akshaykumar ‘s #2Point0 release will not happen in April.. The release is most likely to be postponed by 2 to 3 months..” Speaking of the film being delayed, Rajinikanth had earlier said, “Since there is some more CG (computer graphics) work that needs to be done, it is getting delayed. We have shifted the release to April.”

Directed by Shankar, 2.0 also stars Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain. So far, the makers have only released a couple of posters and are making a video. The film’s teaser is expected to be released next month in a grand launch in Hyderabad.

“The VFX work is taking longer than expected because it has been distributed to many studios across the globe. The film has around 11000 VFX shots and each shot is being worked upon with lot of care. Shankar sir doesn’t want to compromise on the output, therefore, he doesn’t mind if the film doesn’t get completed on time for April release. The team is eyeing Independence Day weekend release. August 15 falls on a Wednesday, so the team wants to cash in on that weekend. The final date is still being worked out,” a source from the film’s unit told Firstpost.

Shankar the perfectionist is particular that each frame of the visual effects should be of high quality. He has asked the CG team not to compromise on the quality to rush the process. Shankar took to Twitter to let fans know that work is currently going on for the teaser. “The teaser work of 2.0 is going on in full swing at Mob scene, Los Angeles. It involves lot of CG (computer graphics), so once it is done, the teaser will be released.”

Rajinikanth has another movie coming right on its heels, Kaala, written and directed by Pa. Rajinth and the movie is produced by Rajinikanth’s son-in-law Dhanush, while Akshay Kumar has three films lined up for release in 2018.

By anoop