Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Equalizer as it celebrates its 10th anniversary… Denzel Washington requires no introduction. The man is a master of his craft who has worked in multiple genres over several decades delivering compelling performances across the board. However, the early to mid-2000s saw him take on more action centric roles […]
Are the Old School Action Veterans Headed Into Forced Retirement?
With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]
Movie Review – The Equalizer 3 (2023)
The Equalizer 3, 2023. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Gaia Scodellaro, David Denman, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Remo Girone, Sonia Ammar, Daniele Perrone, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero, Zakaria Hamza, Manuela Tasciotti, Dea Lanzaro, Alessandro Pess, Bruno Bilotta, and Giovanni Scotti. SYNOPSIS: Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers […]
It’s Denzel vs. the Italian Mafia in The Equalizer 3 TV spots
Sony Pictures has dropped a series of TV spots for Denzel Washington’s final outing as Robert McCall in Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller sequel The Equalizer 3. With the action relocated to Southern Italy, Washington’s retired hitman is forced into a war with the local Mafia, and as the TV spots show, he gets to utilise […]
Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in The Equalizer 3 trailer
Sony Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the action thriller sequel The Equalizer 3. The film reunites director Antoine Fuqua with star Denzel Washington who returns as retired hitman Robert McCall and finds himself using his skills to take on the mafia of Southern Italy when he discovers his new friends are under their […]
Dakota Fanning to star in The Equalizer 3 alongside Denzel Washington
Dakota Fanning is set to reunite with Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3, per Deadline. The pair first starred together in the 2004 action film Man on Fire. Washington first starred as former CIA operative Robert McCall in Fuqua’s 2014 The Equalizer and reprised the role in 2018 for The Equalizer 2, again directed by Fuqua. The franchise is […]
Queen Latifah’s The Equalizer renewed for third and fourth seasons
CBS has handed a two-season renewal to its reboot of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah, which will take it through to season four. In The Equalizer, Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, a former CIA operative who puts her vast array of skills up for hire as a vigilante to help ordinary men and women obtain justice. The series […]
Denzel Washington to return as The Equalizer in 2023
Sony has announced a September 1st, 2023 release date for The Equalizer 3 which will see Denzel Washington and director Antione Fuqua. Washington first starred as former CIA operative Robert McCall in Fuqua’s 2014 The Equalizer and reprised the role in 2018 for The Equalizer 2, again directed by Fuqua. The franchise is based on the 1980s […]
Joy Division in Cinema and TV
40 years after the death of Ian Curtis, Tom Jolliffe looks at the impact of Joy Division in cinema and TV… There have been a few big anniversaries of late. 40 years since Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back was released. 40 years since The Shining came out too. On a more […]
Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice and The Equalizer reboot get straight-to-series orders
CBS has announced that it has given series orders to its The Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds, and the Queen Latifah-headlined reboot of The Equalizer. With the global health crisis shutting down productions, both projects have skipped the pilot stage and move straight-to-series. One of CBS’ completed pilots has made it […]
