Summary
- Denzel Washington reflects on his action hero past as he discusses The Equalizer 3.
- The upcoming threequel will have a different feel from the first two films, and will see Robert McCall taking on the Mafia in Southern Italy.
- The Equalizer 3 will be the last time Washington portrays the mysterious avenger, with director Antoine Fuqua confirming it as the final chapter.
Hollywood icon and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington reflects on his action hero past in a new behind-the-scenes featurette for The Equalizer 3. Released courtesy of Sony Pictures, the footage allows fans to “Relive Robert McCall's journey before seeing Denzel Washington in the final chapter,” and finds Washington and returning director Antoine Fuqua discussing why the action franchise has become so popular with audiences. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at The Equalizer 3 below.
Describing The Equalizer lead Robert McCall as a “reluctant destroyer,” Washington wonders why the series has become so beloved among his fans and teases the upcoming threequel. “The Equalizer 3 is very different than the first two films,” Washington says in the clip.
“He’s gone through an eternal battle. Has he gone too far?” asks director Antoine Fuqua amid an assortment of footage of Washington once again taking care of business using his very particular set of skills.
The Equalizer 3 will find Washington’s Robert McCall taking the fight to the Mafia after settling down in Southern Italy. And here’s hoping it’s a satisfying battle, as it has now been confirmed that the sequel will be the last time that Washington portrays the mysterious avenger. “I don’t want to say he’s found happiness, and I don’t want to give it all away, but he meets someone lovely, he’s in a lovely town and he seems to be at peace,” the actor explained. “That seems to be a good place to stop.”
Fuqua has also confirmed that The Equalizer 3 is the final chapter in the action franchise saying, “This is it. Robert McCall, the working-man hero, at some point he’s got to walk away from it. At some point someone else has to pick up the ball and serve justice. He’s served his justice. He’s in a foreign place, he’s trying to find a home, find a place in the world. That’s really what’s important.”
The Equalizer 3 Is Due to Land in Theaters Next Month
Vengeance meets his equal in The Equalizer 3. 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. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk, The Equalizer 3 stars Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning (Man on Fire, War of the Worlds), Andrea Scarduzio (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One), David Denman (Mare of Easttown), Sonia Ben Ammar (Scream), Remo Girone (Ford v Ferrari), and Eugenio Mastrandrea (From Scratch).
The Equalizer 3 is set to be released on September 1, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing.