“The Equalizer 3” is an American vigilante action film starring Denzel Washington directed by Antoine Fuqua.
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- The Equalizer 3 is a 2023 American vigilante action film
- It is directed by Antoine Fuqua
- It is a sequel to The Equalizer 2
- And the final installment of The Equalizer trilogy
- It is loosely based on the television series of the same name
- The film stars Denzel Washington
- Reprising his role as retired U.S. Marine and DIA officer Robert McCall
- With Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar, and Remo Girone in supporting roles
- Its plot follows McCall who discovers that his new friends of a small town in Sicily are intimidated by members of the Camorra
- After which he sets out to free them from their control
- Discussions for a third Equalizer film began following its second film release on August 2, 2018
- The project was officially announced in January 2022
- Filming began on October 10, 2022 on the Amalfi Coast in Italy
- And continued in the region until November 20
- After which it moved to Naples in early December
- Before wrapping production by January 2023, in Rome
- Robert Richardson serves as director of photography on the project
- After previously working with Fuqua on Emancipation (2022)
- The Equalizer 3 was released in the United States on September 1, 2023 by Sony Pictures Releasing
- The film received mixed reviews on Metacritic and positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 76% rating
- Based on 90 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 6.1/10
- The website’s consensus reads: “Another entertaining outing from Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington, The Equalizer 3 mostly makes up for its formulaic story with generous helpings of cathartic action”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100
- Based on 34 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
- Same as the previous installment
- In the United States and Canada, The Equalizer 3 is projected to gross $28 to 30 million from 3,965 theaters in its opening weekend
- And a total of $33 – 40 million over the four-day Labor Day frame
- The film made $3.8 million from Thursday night previews
- This is up from the totals of the first ($1.45 million) and second ($3.1 million) films
- In August 2018, Antoine Fuqua announced his plans to continue the film series
- The filmmaker expressed interest in the plot taking place in an international setting
- By January 2022, a third film was officially confirmed to be in development, with Denzel Washington returning in the titular role
- In June 2022, Dakota Fanning was announced to have been cast as well
- By November 2022, Sonia Ben Ammar, Andrea Dodero, Remo Girone, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Daniele Perrone, Andrea Scarduzio, and Gaia Scodellaro were added to the cast
- In August 2023, Fuqua stated that there have been discussions to develop a prequel movie detailing the origins of Robert McCall
- The filmmaker stated that using de-aging technology to make Washington appear younger is an option
- While he would also consider casting John David Washington or Michael B. Jordan in the role
- Later that month, Fuqua stated that while The Equalizer 3 was talked about internally as the final film chronologically, he would be interested in returning as director for a future installment if Denzel Washington was interested in returning to the role
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