The latest teaser trailer for the upcoming action flickThe Equalizer 3finds Denzel Washington return as Robert McCall and take his fight to the Mafia. Released courtesy ofSony Pictures,The Equalizer 3is all set for release in September, with the latest teaser promising that the threequel will be the final chapter in the popular action franchise. You can check out the newly released teaser forThe Equalizer 3below.
Not only dosThe Equalizer 3see Academy Award winner and acting icon return to once again put his very particular set of skills to good use, but the sequel will also see the actor reunite with hisMan on Fireco-star Dakota Fanning. Hollywood icon Denzel Washington is back in action as the mysterious avenger Robert McCall inThe Equalizer 3,which finds Washington’s assassin seeking out a change of scenery and traveling to Europe, where he must carry out justice when his friends are threatened by the Mafia.
“Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed,” the synopsis forThe Equalizer 3reads. “Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.”
The Equalizer 3will reunite Denzel Washington with director Antoine Fuqua and writer Richard Wenk, with the rest of the cast comprised of Sonia Ben Ammar, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Andrea Scarduzio, Salvatore Ruocco, Daniele Perrone, and Gaia Scodellaro. The threequel will alsoreunite Washington with actress Dakota Fanning. The pair have not appeared on-screen together since their 2004 action thrillerMan on Fire, with audiences no doubt loving seeing them back together again after all these years.
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The Equalizer 3 Will Explore Robert McCall’s Mysterious Past
Not only willThe Equalizer 3take Washington’s action hero out of the United States, the sequel will also begin to delve into the mysterious past of former DIA officer Robert McCall. Thus,The Equalizer 3will “hopefully, reveal a little more about Robert,” director Antoine Fuquasaid of the movie. “Yeah, I think that’s the key, to learn more about Robert McCall.”
Released in 2014, the first installment inThe Equalizerfranchise reboots the 1980s TV series of the same name and follows Academy Award winner and Hollywood legend Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, a man of mysterious origin who believes he has put his violent past behind him and has dedicated himself to a quiet new life. Of course, these quiet lives never work out in action movies, and when Robert meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager in an impossible situation and under the control of vicious Russian mobsters, Robert simply cannot walk away. Using his pormidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenging angel, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless.
Despite some mixed reviews,The Equalizerwas a big success with audiences, grossing over $192 million at the box office and leading toThe Equalizer 2in 2018. The follow-up sees Robert set out on a path of revenge that’s a lot more personal after one of his friends is murdered and was once again a big hit at the box office, grossing $190 million worldwide.
The Equalizer 3is set to be released on July 31, 2025, by Sony Pictures Releasing. You can watch the previously released, longer trailer forThe Equalizer 3below.
