Tom will next star in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Taboo, an eight-part TV series produced by Ridley Scott
"Aamir wanted to change his image also. He no longer wanted to play that lover boy or the romantic guy. The second reason is the character Max (played by Shah Rukh) is a very charismatic character. Everybody wanted to play Max," said Mansoor Khan
The film will also see Mark Wahlberg reprise his role from Age of Extinction, alongside Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson from the first three films
"It's raw, exciting and unpredictable. I find it more interesting than boxing although I appreciate the beauty and art in boxing. It also made sense to move onto MMA because of my jujitsu training," said Josh Herdman