John Abraham revives ‘Force’ series, collaborates with Bhav Dhulia for ‘Force 3’: Report

John Abraham first portrayed ACP Yashvardhan Singh in 2011’s ‘Force’, directed by Nishikant Kamat, which unexpectedly became a sleeper hit at the box office. He returned as the same character in the 2016 sequel ‘Force 2’, co-starring Sonakshi Sinha. Seven years later, John acquired the franchise rights from producer Vipul Shah with plans to reboot the series.

For the past two years, he has been quietly developing ‘Force 3’, and now reportedly revealed that John is ready to begin shooting the next installment.Bhav Dhulia to direct ‘Force 3’According to Pinkvilla, John has roped in Bhav Dhulia to direct ‘Force 3’. He is rebooting the ‘Force’ franchise, as he strongly believes in the character of ACP Yashvardhan Singh. He has developed a film that stays true to the ‘Desi’ elements of ‘Force’ franchise and bestowed the responsibilities of direction to Bhav Dhulia.Excitement builds for the new installmentReportedly, Bhav has brought in his own touch to the script and is excited to embark on this action-packed journey with John. ‘Force 3’ is expected to go on floors towards the end of 2025. Apart from John, the makers are looking to cast a strong name to play the negative lead of the film. The idea is to create an action face-off between two men, much like John and Vidyut Jamwal in ‘Force’.

John Abraham’s current and upcoming projectsOn the work front, John is currently busy shooting for the biopic on Rakesh Maria, which is scheduled to release in the first half of 2026. Following this, he plans to shoot ‘Force 3’, which is set to come out in the second half of next year. Besides these, the actor is also in preliminary talks for a few other interesting projects. Bhav Dhulia, known for his work on ‘Khakee: The Bihar Story’ and ‘The Freelancer’ in the digital space, is involved as well.