The Equalizer showcased Denzel Washington as a kickass action hero. Washington played Robert McCall, a retired DIA operative who worked at a hardware store in Boston. McCall proceeds to go on a bloody vigilante rampage against criminals, namely members of the Russian mob. A sequel was already in the works before the first film's 2014 release and The Equalizer 2 came out in 2018. The sequel expanded the film's scope to the globe, watching McCall uncover a DIA conspiracy and getting vengeance for the death of a friend.
Again, a sequel was essentially greenlit before the second film was even released. Series director Antoine Fuqua was interested in making a closed trilogy and The Equalizer 3 officially went into production in 2022. Now we have an incredibly violent trailer to enjoy as we are introduced to Robert McCall's last ride.
"The Equalizer 3" Has Denzel Take On The Mafia
The Equalizer 3, per Fuqua's vision for a trilogy-ending film, has moved from Boston to Italy. No longer a hardware store worker or Lyft driver, Robert McCall is now happily retired somewhere on the Italian coast. He's got some nice local friends, everyone in the community loves him. Finally, it seems like McCall just be happy and live his life. And then the mafia shows up. As one character can be heard telling McCall, "this like many small towns, has a problem. The mafia is like cancer, there is no cure." McCall, who can't stand by and watch the innocent be victimized, chooses to make an enemy of the mafia. This leads into the other half of the trailer, which is a whole of Denzel Washington killing people. The trailer literally ends with him standing a guy in the head with a revolver and then firing through the guy's head.
The previous Equalizer films have not shied away from violence but in a similar manner to John Wick, the films have embraced it more and more as the series has gone on. The Equalizer 3 promises to be bigger and bloodier than its predecessors while also contemplating whether McCall can ever have a "normal life". Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar are also set to appear. Due to its setting, the film will also have a strong Italian cast component, notably Remo Girone. The Equalizer 3 is set to release on September 1.
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