Vijay is preparing to strike big with 'Leo' and the Pan-Indian action drama is scheduled to release on October 18. Meanwhile, Vijay has announced his next after 'Leo' with director Venkat Prabhu, and the film has been tentatively titled 'Thalapathy 68'. Now, the latest update on the film is that Vijay and Venkat Prabhu have gone to Los Angeles along with the film's producer for important work in the film. The team will be visiting a popular studio in Los Angeles for a 3D VFX scan of Vijay for one of his characters in 'Thalapathy 68'. It's not just a de-aging technique to present Vijay's younger character, and there is also a huge surprise loading from the team.
After films like Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' and Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2', Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68' has been using 3D scanning technology to sketch the lead actor's character in the film.
Vijay is said to be playing a dual role in 'Thalapathy 68', while Jyotika and Priyanka Mohan are reportedly playing the female leads. Yuvan Shankar Raja has already been confirmed as the film's composer, while director Venkat Prabhu recently assured that official updates about 'Thalapathy 68' will come after the release of 'Leo'. The shooting of the film has been planned to begin in November, and from the latest report, it looks like director Venkat Prabhu is building the film firmly.
Meanwhile, the post-production work of 'Leo' is happening briskly, and the makers have planned some never before promotional activities for the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial.