Akshay Kumar is not a villain in Robot 2.0

It looks like Akshay isn’t the bad guy in 2.0, after all. A team member from Shankar’s 2.0 says, “Akshay is not a villain in 2.0. The costume and prosthetics suggest he plays a ferocious character. And he does! But Akshay’s Dr Richard  is  fighting for  the  right causes. He struggles against forces that have plundered and  devastated  the earth,” says  the source, adding that all the  rough edges  in  the  anti-hero’s character were removed when Akshay Kumar jumped in.

“It was never a villainous part even when it was offered to Kamal Haasan. Once Akshay Kumar came in, even hints of negativity were removed as they clashed with his image of the national hero,” says the source.