![]() ![]() His talents haven’t dwindled in the least bit, but these ‘Equalizer’ movies don’t really have him stretching his chops, he’s just mimicking whatever Keanu Reeves (John Wick) and Liam Neeson (Taken) were doing in their respective assassin films. The just-released trailer hints at a ‘Man on Fire’ reunion with Dakota Fanning also starring in this sequel.Īs for Denzel, well, he’s still a great actor. ![]() ![]() Given the sequel’s $102 Million domestic gross, on a $60 million budget, might I add, it was a no-brainer decision for this third film to be greenlit.ĭenzel’s Robert McCall, a former CIA black-ops assassin who’s now living in Boston and works as a Lyft driver, is a freelance guardian angel of sorts. They, teamed up for two ‘Equalizer’ movies and failed to hit the right notes with both, then came their misbegotten 2015 remake of "The Magnificent Seven."Īnd now, here we are, it's 2023, Fuqua and Denzel have decided to unleash "The Equalizer 3," a sequel that, I guess merited to be made in this day and age of Hollywood sequels, prequels and reboots. Whether you liked their work or not, it was unique and very much a product with its own creative voice.ĭenzel attempted to replace Scott with Antoine Fuqua, a director very much influenced by Scott's kinetic editing style, but their films have misfired.įine, Fuqua and Denzel teamed up to bring the actor Oscar glory in 2001 with "Training Day." However, since then, forget about it. Their creative teaming would unearth a slew of successful Denzel/Scott films during the aughts: with 2004's "Man on Fire," 2006's "Deja Vu," 2009''s "The Taking of Pelham 123," and, finally, 2010's "Unstoppable." Scott died in 2012 as he and Tom Cruise were scouting locations for the “Top Gun" sequel.Īll of this to say that Denzel, a guy who was banking on Scott for two decades with his action movies, no longer had that reliable director to work the “blockbuster” genre with. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.”ĭirected by Antoine Fuqua, The Equalizer 3 is scheduled to arrive in cinemas 1 September.Denzel Washington and Tony Scott had a special working relationship that was built up and founded with 1995's "Crimson Tide." ![]() “Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. “Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed,” reads the official synopsis. Washington is also reuniting with Dakota Fanning in the film, nearly 20 years after the pair starred in Man on Fire. Judging from the trailer, we will be getting both in spades. It’s not quite John Wick, but then again, what is? The Equalizer has never been a franchise running on a high concept, but relies instead on Washington’s charisma and brutal violence. This time, McCall goes against the Italian mafia and frankly, we’re worried for the mobsters. ĭenzel Washington returns in the role of Robert McCall, a former Marine-turned-lethal intelligence officer. A sequel followed in 2018 and the trilogy now concludes with The Equalizer 3. Ģ014’s The Equalizer was a brutal remake of a classic 1980s TV series of the same name. Watch the new trailer for The Equalizer 3. Denzel Washington returns to conclude The Equalizer trilogy this year. ![]()
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