

"In my mind, there’s a European adventure, absolutely. When Collider spoke to the filmmaker in 2018, he told us he'd love to take Robert McCall overseas. The Equalizer 3 still hasn't been officially confirmed, but we know Fuqua has ideas. 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). Loosely based on the 1980s thriller show starring Edward Woodward, The Equalizer premiered 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). RELATED: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Joel Coen Brings Sound and Fury to This Stark Adaptation | Review We expect this to be his next film after working with Will Smith on Emancipation, which is being made for Apple TV+. Negotiations are ongoing, but we don't expect there to be any hold-ups. Can’t get any better, right?"Īdditionally, sources have told Collider that Fuqua is currently in talks to direct the third film. The tragedy of Macbeth and then going and beating some people up. So I gotta get in shape and start beating people up again. "They have written the third Equalizer, so I’m scheduled to do that. Here's exactly what the actor told us about his post-Macbeth plans for 2022: The trail has been cold for a few years now, with The Equalizer 2 hitting theaters in 2018, until Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with the Oscar-winner to discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth and learned, uh, The Equalizer 3 might be Washington's very next film.

Director Antoine Fuqua's The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2both belong in the rare but hallowed subgenre of " Denzel Washington beating 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.
