Akshay Kumar Has Replaced Arnold Schwarzenegger in Rajinikanth's 'Robot 2' [WATCH]

Rajinikanth most awaited science fiction film, Robot 2, finally has its villain. Bollywood Khiladi actor, Akshay Kumar, has officially replaced The Terminator actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the upcoming sequel of 2010, Robot.

Mstars News earlier reported that Hollywood actor, Schwarzenegger, had shown interest in doing Robot 2 but the fees he demanded were a little high for the production house. It was also reported that after completing the shoot of Mohenjo Daro, Hrithik Roshan will think of signing the project but now it is confirmed that Kumar, who is famous in Bollywood for his roles in action films, has signed Robot 2.

According to Bollywood Hungama, after Airlift and Housefull 3, Kumar will start working on Robot 2.

"The film has only become bigger with Rajinikanth, Shankar and A.R. Rahman already on board for the sequel. Now with Akshay stepping in, there is further pan-India appeal that has been generated," confirmed a source.

Over the years, South Indian films has maintained its grip in the Bollywood market. In 2010's Robot, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played the love interest of Rajinikanth and her presence gave the film a good exposure in the Bollywood market. Earlier this year, Prabhas starrer Bhahubali also did splendid at the box-office.

"With Akshay stepping in, it is as mighty as it gets. Though the details are still awaited, one can expect that instead of being a dubbed version, it could well be a Tamil-Hindi bilingual. That makes Robot 2 even bigger as a product for all-India with a hugely greater reach in overseas as well," the source further added.

According to Indian Express, Amy Jackson, who earlier played Kumar's love interest in Singh is Bliing, is also going to act in Robot 2. Robot 2 is going to be directed by Shankar and is likely to release in late 2016.