Tag: The Equalizer 2
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Box-Office Preview: ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ to Out-Muscle Fellow Sequels ‘Equalizer,’ ‘Unfriended’
Get ready for a sequel showdown at the U.S. box office this weekend.A trio of second installments unfurl nationwide: Universal’s star-studded Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again — whose cast includes Cher; Sony’s The Equalizer 2, returning Denzel Washington in the title role; and Blumhouse’s micro-budgeted horror-thriller, Unfriended: The Dark Web.If prerelease tracking is correct,…
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The Equalizer 2 review – Denzel Washington can’t save dull sequel
An uninteresting follow-up to the 80s TV reboot wastes a star turn from the Oscar-winning actor on a plot that reads like middle-aged male fantasyIn the Us, there’s an adage among a certain political sect that the only thing capable of stopping a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.…
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Film Review: Denzel Washington in ‘The Equalizer 2’
It’s a credit to Denzel Washington’s career choices that he’s gone four decades without making a single sequel. That’s not to say that breaking the pattern with “The Equalizer 2” means he’s finally sold out (plenty of stars rely on franchises to balance out riskier one-off ventures), but nor does this particular project demonstrate much…
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‘Equalizer,’ ‘Mamma Mia’ Sequels Head Toward $30 Million Domestic Openings
Sony’s “The Equalizer 2” and Universal’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” are heading for solid North American launches in the $27 million to $33 million range for the July 20-22 weekend, early tracking showed Thursday.“The Equalizer 2” is a thriller starring Denzel Washington as retired CIA operative Robert McCall, who decides to punish the…
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‘The Equalizer 2’ Trailer: Denzel Washington’s An Uber Driver & His Deepest Regret Is That He’s Only Able To Kill You Once
Remember when Nicolas Winding Refn nearly directed “The Equalizer,” but parted ways with Sony after creative differences?. Instead, Sony Pictures went with Antoine Fuqua and something that’s actually just as violent, perhaps cartoonishly so, albeit more conventional and mainstream.In the vigilante action thriller, “The Equalizer” starred Denzel Washington as a retired CIA black ops operative…
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Director Antoine Fuqua Is Interested In A Superhero Film And Talked To Sony About Marvel’s ‘Morbius’
With “The Equalizer 2” scheduled for release later this year, director Antoine Fuqua has his sights set on the future. With talks that he’s looking to remake “Scarface” next, Fuqua apparently also is thinking about a Marvel franchise.In an interview with JoBlo, the “Training Day” director opened up about talks he’s had with Sony about…
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Antoine Fuqua talks potential for a Morbius or Blade film at CinemaCon [Exclusive]
While at CinemaCon, we had the chance to sit down and talk to director Antoine Fuqua for his upcoming sequel, The Equalizer 2 and posed the question about tackling the comic book genre after making waves in the action and crime thriller genre. Fuqua said he was approached for Morbius: The Living Vampire at Sony…
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‘The Equalizer 2’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Is Back In Action Hero Mode
Denzel Washington is back as Larry Equalizer in The Equalizer 2. Once again, Washington’s character finds himself delivering some vigilante justice. Watch the Equalizer 2 trailer below. I don’t know if anyone is clamoring for an Equalizer sequel, but here we are. Director Antoine Fuqua is back, as is Denzel Washington as […]The post ‘The…
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‘The Equalizer 2’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Is Out For More Vengeance, Obviously
Between high-brow Oscar-nominated performances, Denzel Washington enjoys blowing off steam by pummeling bad guys in action-thrillers. Take “The Equalizer 2,” the upcoming sequel to the 2014 vigilante justice film which earned over $100 million in the U.S. Washington is paired once again with director Antoine Fuqua, reuniting the duo that gave us the original film,…
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First Trailer for ‘The Equalizer 2’ Sends Denzel Washington Back into Action
After yesterday’s first look at images from The Equalizer 2, the first trailer is now available. Denzel Washington returns as Robert McCall, a retired agent turned hired gun, and director Antoine Fuqua is back as well for the duo’s first-ever sequel. This trailer reveals the onscreen death of one of the characters from the first…