the equalizer

Wagner Moura Adds To Fuqua's THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

For all the bruhaha from some critics over director Neill Blomkamp’s 2013 sci-fi epic, Elysium, at best, it was a film I ultimately enjoyed. It especially landed actor Wagner Moura on my radar while I haven’t yet seen his previous films, Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2 – they’re on my watchlist, so all things in good time. Meanwhile, Moura‘s screen presence is defintely something I look forward to, particularly with director Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming remake, The Magnificent Seven. The film itself is one that’s come up on occasion in the last few years, interestingly enough with the previously-mentioned and hopeful involvement of Martin Scorsese and action duo Donnie Yen and Yuen Woo-Ping for a remake of Seven Samurai, the 1954 Kurosawa Akira classic on which helmer John Sturges’s 1960 western in question was based. For now though, it’s Sturges’s movie in the headlines and Training Day trio, stars Denzel […]

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Ethan Hawke May Reunite With 'Training Day' Cohorts For THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Lee B. Golden III

There’s something to be said about a certain type of project and the goodness it brings when all the right people come together. In 2000, that very project came in the form of the award-winning crooked cop thriller, Training Day, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington. If you haven’t seen it, just know that you’re missing out on one of the most terrific cinematic experiences you’ll ever have as it turns out with a handful of some of the best performances you’ll ever see. It certainly did the trick years after my own recognition of Fuqua came with action star Chow Yun-Fat’s hit role in The Replacement Killers, and you would be especially advised to make note of the director as well following the accolades he receivged with his paring with Washington for The Equalizer. All things considered, Fuqua and Washington may very well be […]

LONDON HAS FALLEN May Have Found A New Director

Lee B. Golden III

It was back in August that Charlie Countryman helmer Fredrik Bond was slated to direct actor Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen, the forthcoming action sequel to last year’s hit, Olympus Has Fallen. Since then, Bond reportedly bailed on the project over a week ago, leaving the production six weeks to find a director. On Sunday, news finally broke that the project may have found a replacement in the form of Babak Najafi, best known for his recent directorial work on the second installment of the Snabba Cash trilogy, Easy Money 2: Hard To Kill. If confirmed, Najafi will follow in the footsteps of filmmaker Antoine Fuqua in lieu of the latter’s opening weekend box office success with The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. Fuqua earned major commercial success upon directing Olympus Has Fallen for Millennium Films, for which Creighton Rothenberger and Kathryn Benedikt penned the script. The film, which also […]

REVIEW: THE EQUALIZER (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless, McCall’s desire for justice is reawakened. If someone has a problem, the odds are stacked against them, and they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. REVIEW: I know who the late Edward Woodward was, and I may have seen a few of his works over the years. However, I was pretty young at the time the CBS TV series, The Equalizer was a popular show in its heyday, and I’ve only ever seen bits and pieces of the show so I can’t really […]

Denzel Washington Means Business In A New Extended Clip From THE EQUALIZER

Lee B. Golden III

Director Antoine Fuqua‘s newest action thriller venture with actor Denzel Washington, The Equalizer, has already sprung the prospects of a sequel, as well as reports confirming his return to the set with his lead star for a remake of The Magnificent Seven. Needless to say, the duo long known for captivating audiences with the 2001 crime drama, Training Day make an awesome pairing, and moviegoers in North America will get to see more of this when The Equalizer releases on September 26 in 2D and IMAX from Sony Pictures; As for whether or not Washington will get to be the next Bond, well, your guess is as good as mine. In the meantime, we now have a brand new extended international clip which you can watch below. Washington stars with Chloe Grace Moretz, Martin Csokas and many more.

Check Out A New Clip And More For THE EQUALIZER!

Lee B. Golden III

Yahoo! Movies has a brand new poster and clip for the upcoming September 26, 2014 release of the new action thriller, The Equalizer, from Sony Pictures. The film is also getting an IMAX, and a sequel has already greenlit following positive feedback from early test screenings, so I’m already sold. SYNOPSIS: McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He […]

THE EQUALIZER Gets A New IMAX Poster

Lee B. Golden III

Director Antoine Fuqua’s newest action thriller, The Equalizer, is well on the way toward what looks to be promising opening September weekend with the early positive reports it has received. Promotion is steadily underway for the new film which headlines actor Denzel Washington in the title role, based on the hit CBS television series of the 1980’s, and with a few set pics, posters and trailers already having gone viral, IMAX Corporation has presented a brand new poster of its own. The following poster comes just a few weeks after an official press release was issued for the film’s IMAX announcenet late last month. You can check out the new poster and IMAX press release just beneath. IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that The Equalizer, the highly anticipated reteaming of Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington and acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua, will be digitally […]

Denzel Washington's Heroic Silhouette Graces The New Poster For THE EQUALIZER

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Denzel Washington gets his day as the monastic avenger against criminal injustice when his new film, The Equalizer, releases in theaters on September 26. Not much to add here except we’re now three months away from the film’s theatrical release and the prospects of a sequel are already looking good, so we’re bound to see what Sony’s strategy here will be between now and then, following Wednesday’s brand new poster reveal for the film which can check out below: SYNOPSIS: In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless, McCall’s desire for justice is reawakened. If someone […]

Victor Ortiz Joins Antoine Fuqua's SOUTHPAW

Lee B. Golden III

Director Antoine Fuqua has just begun filming his latest boxing drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for The Weinstein Company titled Southpaw, and this week brings the start of a second significant step forward in acting with a co-starring role for former boxing champion and The Expendables 3 co-star, Victor Ortiz. The film is written by Richard Wenk and Sons Of Anarchy series creator Kurt Sutter, and casts Ortiz as “Ramone”, fellow up-and-coming boxer whose story will be attributed somewhat similarly to Ortiz‘s own life story leading up to his career as a WBC Welterweight champion until earlier this year. Ortiz joins lead Prisoners co-star, actor Jake Gyllenhaal who himself leads the film as “Billy Hope”, a welterweight boxer rising in the ranks while his while his personal life falls apart. Actress Rachel McAdams and Star Wars VII cast member, award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, and actors Forest Whitaker and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson […]

Eminem And Sia Grace The Sizzling New Trailer For THE EQUALIZER

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Denzel Washington is getting some more screentime this week with a new trailer for the upcoming release of director Antoine Fuqua‘s new action thriller, The Equalizer, based on the hit TV series of the same name. The new trailer contains a little bit more footage revealing some extra goodies filmgoers can expect when it releases this Fall on September 26, including the arrival of a new song performed by hip-hop artist Eminem, accompanied with vocals by singer, Sia. Check it out below and stick around for more info! SYNOPSIS: In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the […]

MGM Reteams Washington And Fuqua For THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Lee B. Golden III

Director Antoine Fuqua is having a pretty good year in film, with The Equalizer on deck for a Fall release and a sequel in the works. In addition to his attachment to producer Ridley Scott’s new crime thriller, Narco Sub, Fuqua is also posied to helm a theatrical remake of the classic Western, The Magnificent Seven. Well, MGM is noticing a pattern nowadays, one which has much to do with the seemingly lucrative partnership between Fuqua and actor Denzel Washington since their memorable work on the 2001 crime drama, Training Day. Plus, with all the buzz now surrounding the duo’s work on The Equalizer, it’s understandable the studio would adhere to the excitement and are now looking to cast Washington in the remake. The original 1960 film from director John Sturges that saw actors Yul Brenner and Steve McQueen leading a grizzled cast of tough gunslingers protecting a defenseless agricultural […]

Watch The New Trailer For THE EQUALIZER

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After several months of slowly disseminating set pics and stills, Sony/Columbia recently began ramping up promitional efforts for director Antoine Fuqua‘s latest film, The Equalizer, loosely based on the original 1985-1989 TV series starring the late Edward Woodward. As such, the film granted the public with a brand new poster of the film just last week, which you can take a look at below: Aside from other usual action tropes, the film is poised to be one of the more physically demanding roles that lead actor Denzel Washington (Man On Fire, 2 Guns, The Book Of Eli) endured in preparation for the titular role, as so illustrated by Fuqua of Washington‘s “sustained intensity” and minimal use of firearms in Washington’s featured action sequences. “He really hits those mitts,” Fuqua tells USA Today. “And you imagine what he’ll do to you. You might underestimate him. That’s your first mistake.” Fuqua then […]

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Film Of The Week: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. REVIEW: Actor Gerard Butler stars as Mike Banning, a former secret service agent who saves the President’s life from a freak car accident that kills the first lady, leading up to his removal and demotion to a desk job. Over a year later since then, the South Korean prime minister visits the President, when all of a sudden, Washington is taken in a hail airborne gunfire, with ground forces turning the White House front lawn into a war zone. Unbeknownst to the prime minister however, North […]

Chloe Moretz Gets A Role In THE EQUALIZER

Lee B. Golden III

Director Jeff Wadlow’s upcoming real-world superhero action comedy, Kick Ass 2 won’t unleash Hit Girl’s new moves until August 16. But that hasn’t stopped Chloë Moretz from making headlines this week with Deadline reporting on Friday that the 16 year old actress is ready to push the envelope a little more with her career in the upcoming TV-to-film adaptation of The Equalizer. Moretz is being tapped to play the role of “Teri” after a chemistry reading with lead actor Denzel Washington, who was said to be impressed with her performance, as was everyone in the room who attended. The role is being redrawn for Moretz and is described as a prostitute, portrayed in the same vein of Jodie Foster’s role in Martin Scorsese’s 1976 crime thriller, Taxi Driver. THE EQUALIZER, loosely based on the hit 1980’s television series, will star Washington as “a solitary, monastic figure who hates injustice and […]

Director Anton Fuqua Tapped For THE EQUALIZER

Lee B. Golden III

With actor Russell Crowe, and directors Rupert Wyatt and Nicolas Winding Refn all passing up having anything to do with rebooting The Equalizer, Deadline is reporting that filmmaker Anton Fuqua is being eyed to helm Sony’s big screen adaptation of the television series. The film will reunite Fuqua with actor Denzel Washington since their previous work on the 2001 crime drama, Training Day, which earned Washington an Academy Award for Best Actor. The report also tells that THE EQUALIZER is being described as a loosely based on the hit 1980’s television series, that will star Washington as “a solitary, monastic figure who hates injustice and devotes himself to helping people who are being victimized.” An earlier report from The Hollywood Reporter indicate that the plot may involve Washington’s character taking on the Russian mob as a result of one of his acts of kindness. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, […]