The Equalizer Reviews, Interviews & More
Sony and Denzel Washington have been trying to get their movie version of The Equalizer going for a while now, and they've cycled through directors -- from Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn to Rupert Wyatt -- who've attached themselves and then bailed out. But they may have a winner with their latest choice: Antoine Fuqua, who's coming off...
Sorry to crush your hopes folks, but it doesn't look like we'll be seeing filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn team up with Denzel Washington anytime soon. Sony Pictures was looking to have Refn direct The Equalizer remake but, unfortunately, negotiations between the two have fallen apart.
Nicolas Winding Refn's next feature will star Denzel Washington as a former government spy. How great is that? The Drive director will helm The Equalizer, a lose adaptation of the 1980's TV show of the same name. Also, for those of you who've been having Girls withdrawals since the first season ended in June, we've...
In a news announcement so generic it literally could have been released on any day over the past 15 years, Sony announced today it would be taking a 1980s TV and updating it into a gritty action film. Oh, and Denzel Washington will star as a brooding cop. Gee—cinematic remake of an ‘80s TV show? Check. Denzel Washington playing a cop? Check. Gosh, can we see if Tony...
Back in June we learned that Oscar winner Russell Crowe was attached to star in the big screen remake of the popular TV series The Equalizer. He's set to play the title character and according to a report from THR he'll get a little help from Paul Haggis. The duo previously worked together on the upcoming thriller The Next Three Days and it...
Russell Crowe is putting down his bow and arrow from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood and picking up a gun in the big screen adaptation of The Equalizer. According to The LA Times, the actor will star in a film based on the cult TV series that ran on CBS from 1985-1989. The show's entire premise wreaked of vengeance and who can deliver...
