''The Equalizer 3'' is an upcoming American

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directed by

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. It is the sequel to the 2018 film ''

The Equalizer 2 ''The Equalizer 2'' (sometimes promoted as ''The Equalizer II'' or ''EQ2'') is a 2018 American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is the sequel to the 2014 film '' The Equalizer'', which was based on the TV series of the same ...

'', which was based on the TV series of the same name. The film stars

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and

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, reuniting on-screen for the first time since 2004's '' Man on Fire''. It follows retired

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and former DIA officer Robert McCall. The film is the fifth collaboration between Washington and Fuqua, following ''

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'' (2001), '' The Equalizer'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016), and ''

'' (2018). The film is set to be released on September 1, 2023, by

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Cast

as Robert McCall *

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* Andrea Dodero * Eugenio Mastrandrea * Andrea Scarduzio * Salvatore Ruocco * Daniele Perrone * Gaia Scodellaro

Production

Development

In August 2018,

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

returning in the titular role. In June 2022,

was announced to have been cast as well. By November 2022,

, Andrea Dodero,

, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Daniele Perrone, Andrea Scarduzio, and Gaia Scodellaro were added to the cast.

Filming

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began on October 10, 2022 on the

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in Italy. Robert Richardson and

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serve as cinematographer and

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respectively, after having done so on Fuqua's previous film ''

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''. Filming continued in the region until November 20, after which it will move to

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in early December, before wrapping production by January 2023, in

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. Fuqua will once again serve as director, with Washington announcing that it would be the next movie he films.

Release

''The Equalizer 3'' is set to be released on September 1, 2023, by

References

External links

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