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‘Is this a coincidence?’ – Fans react after finding out Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo is inspired by a Hollywood film
While fans are eagerly waiting to catch the South Superstar Thalapathy Vijay in his upcoming film Leo, a trade expert drops a bomb on social media. This update shocked the fans of the movie. Now, the internet is buzzing with posts about the film and the actor. Leo has become the talk of the town as the fans are taken aback by the social media report of the film being a copy.
Yes, you have read that right! As per a social media report, the most anticipated pan-Indian film Leo might be inspired by a very popular Hollywood movie. A popular trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan took it to his official social media handle to drop the news with the fans of Leo. He revealed how the official synopsis of the film Leo highly resembles to the 2005 Hollywood film The History of Violence.
Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo is copied?:
Hollywood film & Joseph Vijay's #LeoFilm sharing same synopsis in few booking site
A History of Violence:
"A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core."#Leo:
"A mild-mannered… pic.twitter.com/ob4TJNG1QE— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) September 25, 2023
The synopsis of The History of Violence reads, “A mild-mannered man who becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core,” Meanwhile, Vijay’s film Leo’s official synopsis is, “A mild-mannered café owner becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions with connections to an old life he left behind, shaking his newly constructed life to its very core.”
Reading this, internet users have gone into a frenzy and tweeted their opinions. While some fans of the actor are supporting the film, there are ones who are clearly not happy with this development. Check out the fan’s reaction below.
Cut copy paste 🤪🤪 🤧🤧😂😂#KeralaBoycottLEO #LeoDisaster pic.twitter.com/QdQbShxvQl
— Spartan (@Spartan_1710) September 25, 2023
HOV is 1 hr 35 mins. Leo is 2 hr 39 mins 💀obviously Loki might have taken a portion of that story, but there’s way more than that in Leo (LCU connections, hyena sequence, no Carl forgarty but someone else,etc).There might be flavors of that story in Leo but screenplay different
— Arav (@AravindaswamyA) September 25, 2023
Is this a coincidence or both will have the same story?
— Indian News & Stats (@ImMahadev18) September 25, 2023
I think #Leo team has acquired rights to remake History of Violence!
— Aravind Fadnavis (@BeingAravind_) September 25, 2023
I don’t think this is wrong. They got remake rights and Loki might add his flavour in flashback portions 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PUq6UHqyhp
— Bruce Banner (@brucebanner3092) September 25, 2023
Leo is directed by the ace filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. The movie will also mark the entry of Thalapathy Vijay in LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe). Moreover, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be seen in the film Leo playing the role of a villain. Leo is slated to hit the theatres worldwide on October 19, 2023. Not long ago fans were heartbroken after the audio launch event of the film was cancelled and no further date of the event has been out yet.