DirectorAntoine Fuqua’sThe EqualizerandThe Equalizer 2both belong in the rare but hallowed subgenre of “Denzel Washingtonbeating the shit out of people,” so needless to say we’ve eagerly kept our ears to the ground for any news of a third entry. The trail has been cold for a few years now, withThe Equalizer 2hitting theaters in 2018, until Collider’s Steve Weintraub sat down with the Oscar-winner to discussThe Tragedy of Macbethand learned, uh,The Equalizer 3might be Washington’s very next film.
Here’s exactly what the actor told us about his post-Macbeth plans for 2022:
“They have written the thirdEqualizer, so I’m scheduled to do that. So I gotta get in shape and start beating people up again. I get to beat people up again.The tragedy of Macbethand then going and beating some people up. Can’t get any better, right?”
Additionally, sources have told Collider that Fuqua is currently in talks to direct the third film. Negotiations are ongoing, but we don’t expect there to be any hold-ups. We expect this to be his next film afterworking withWill SmithonEmancipation, which is being made for Apple TV+.
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Loosely based on the 1980s thriller show starringEdward Woodward,The Equalizerpremiered in 2014 and saw Washington take on the role of Robert McCall, a former Marine who cuts a violent path through the Russian mafia to protect a teenage prostitute, Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz). A follow-up debuted four years later–the first sequel for both Washington and Fuqua—which sees Washington’s lead character seeking revenge for the murder of a close friend, Susan Plummer (Melissa Leo).
The Equalizer 3still hasn’t been officially confirmed, but we know Fuqua has ideas. When Colliderspoke to the filmmakerin 2018, he told us he’d love to take Robert McCall overseas.
“In my mind, there’s a European adventure, absolutely. In my mind, that’s what I’d like, to see him in Europe, in the future. God willing.”
you’re able to currently see Washington in the Shakespeare adaptationThe Tragedy of Macbeth, directed byJoel Cohenand co-starring Oscar-winnerFrances McDormand. Look for our full interview with Denzel Washington in the coming days.
