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The Equalizer:TV series & movie franchise.

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  • Agent7FAgent7F
    edited March 2013 Posts: 820
    Well I got the second season of The Equalizer, With Kevin Spacey as one of the Villians who was the nasty Lex Luther in SuperMan Returns. Anthony Zerbra from Licence to Kill as 1 of his Clients. Well it does have to be an American Actors? I love if was a British actor. It will good if former Dr Who Christopher Eccleston or Paul McGann to play Robert McCall. Eric Roberts can play Control. He was the not complete Master in the 1996 Dr.Who opposite Paul McGann.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited July 2012 Posts: 4,442
    Denzel Washington going to play The Equalizer

    http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/24490/denzel-washington-set-as-the-equalizer
    Denzel Washington Set As "The Equalizer"

    By Garth Franklin Tuesday July 24th 2012 08:52AM
    Denzel Washington Set As "The Equalizer"

    Sony Pictures has set an April 8th shooting start date for its update of the classic 80's TV series "The Equalizer" reports Deadline.

    Richard Wenk recently submitted a script that has rushed the project into gear. The previously linked Denzel Washington remains onboard with his deal being closed now.

    Budgeted at a tight $50 million, the project is being seen as a potential franchise launcher with numerous directors about to meet with the studio for the job of helming it. Names on the list include the likes of Pierre Morel ("Taken"), Nicolas Winding Refn ("Drive"), Gavin O’Connor ("Warrior") and Gareth Evans ("The Raid").

    Edward Woodward starred in the classic CBS television series about Robert McCall, a former operative of a covert intelligence organisation who seeks redemption for his dark past via offering his services to those being persecuted and in need of help.

    The film keeps the basic premise, but then goes off on its own tangent with Washington as a "solitary, monastic figure who hates injustice and devotes himself to helping people who are being victimized."
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    One of the programs i also grew up on. Really do like Denzel Washington so will be interested to see how this plays out?
  • oo7oo7
    Posts: 1,068
    Urgh i wonder how bad this can be. the theme tune alone might be a interestin start as to seeing how far away this shys from the original.
    on the other hand the new sweeney looks like utter garbage.
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  • Commander_SkyfallCommander_Skyfall
    edited July 2012 Posts: 371
    oo7 wrote:
    Urgh i wonder how bad this can be. the theme tune alone might be a interestin start as to seeing how far away this shys from the original.
    on the other hand the new sweeney looks like utter garbage.
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    I'm pleased you said this oo7, I love The Sweeney, and I'm a Ray Winston fan but everything about this looks awful.

  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    oo7 wrote:
    Urgh i wonder how bad this can be. the theme tune alone might be a interestin start as to seeing how far away this shys from the original.
    on the other hand the new sweeney looks like utter garbage.
    <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MtoM5O0eXvE?version=3&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MtoM5O0eXvE?version=3&hl=en_GB"; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

    Loved the original Seeney! Not sure about this at all? It certainly won't be a trip to the cinema that's for sure. DVD rental me thinks? Never realised until watching that trailor that Damian Lewis was in it! :O
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 820
    Yep it confirmed says Coming Soon Denzel Washington is playing the role of Robert McCall. The released in 2014. If might be release earlier then Bond 24 which I also hope to be release in 2014 too.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/nicolas-winding-refn-equalizer-movie-director-negotiations/#more-384632

    Nicolas Winding is the director. The film is out April 11, 2014.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    edited December 2012 Posts: 7,653
    There is always PERSONS OF INTEREST this generations equilizer. B-)
  • JohnBarryFanJohnBarryFan
    Posts: 1,405
    The Equalizer was one of my favorite tv show. Edward Woodward played the role to perfection, a former mysterious spy with goverment connection out there to protect ordinary people facing overwhelming odds. The paper add said it all. I still have all the epidose on VHS and I'm waiting to find it at a reasonnable price to buy it on dvd.
    My only hope is that, if they do make a movie out of the serie, it will be true to the essence of The Equalizer's spirit and not a travesy of a movie.
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 820
    Samuel001 wrote:
    http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/nicolas-winding-refn-equalizer-movie-director-negotiations/#more-384632

    Nicolas Winding is the director. The film is out April 11, 2014.
    I read it in Coming soon web. It believe it be released before hopeful Bond 24 in that time. I hope they start filming it around June or July.
    JohnBarryFan wrote:
    The Equalizer was one of my favorite tv show. Edward Woodward played the role to perfection, a former mysterious spy with goverment connection out there to protect ordinary people facing overwhelming odds. The paper add said it all. I still have all the epidose on VHS and I'm waiting to find it at a reasonnable price to buy it on dvd.
    My only hope is that, if they do make a movie out of the serie, it will be true to the essence of The Equalizer's spirit and not a travesy of a movie.
    Well goods you can get The last of the Equalizer TVs series in DVD.
    Well I won't expect Denzel Washington to use the Walther PPK/S or drive a update Jaguar XJ. He can used different guns & drive a American car or any Brand
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2013 Posts: 4,442
    http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26271/rupert-wyatt-to-helm-the-equalizer-reboot
    Rupert Wyatt To Helm "The Equalizer" Reboot

    By Garth Franklin Tuesday February 19th 2013 05:16PM
    Rupert Wyatt To Helm "The Equalizer" Reboot

    With "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn recently confirmed as being out of the project, Sony Pictures seems to have already found a replacement for their upcoming cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series "The Equalizer".

    Rupert Wyatt, the director of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," is in early discussions to direct the Denzel Washington-led action thriller.

    Edward Woodward starred in the classic CBS television series about Robert McCall, a former operative of a covert intelligence organisation who seeks redemption for his dark past via offering his services to those being persecuted and in need of help.

    The film keeps the basic premise, but then goes off on its own tangent with Washington attached to play a retired intelligence officer living a quiet life. One of his acts of kindness gets him embroiled with the Russian mob. Source: THR
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 820
    M_Balje wrote:
    http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26271/rupert-wyatt-to-helm-the-equalizer-reboot
    Rupert Wyatt To Helm "The Equalizer" Reboot

    By Garth Franklin Tuesday February 19th 2013 05:16PM
    Rupert Wyatt To Helm "The Equalizer" Reboot

    With "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn recently confirmed as being out of the project, Sony Pictures seems to have already found a replacement for their upcoming cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series "The Equalizer".

    Rupert Wyatt, the director of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," is in early discussions to direct the Denzel Washington-led action thriller.

    Edward Woodward starred in the classic CBS television series about Robert McCall, a former operative of a covert intelligence organisation who seeks redemption for his dark past via offering his services to those being persecuted and in need of help.

    The film keeps the basic premise, but then goes off on its own tangent with Washington attached to play a retired intelligence officer living a quiet life. One of his acts of kindness gets him embroiled with the Russian mob. Source: THR

    I saw that in Coming Soon web.
    www.comingsoon.com now I got the full collection of all the Equalizer Series. Another Bond star & he was mostly know as Kojak Telly Sevalas did Part 2 episodes in third series. He played the Police Detective in New York.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/rupert-wyatt-steps-away-from-the-equalizer/

    Now we search for director number three.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Antoine Fuqua is now the director of The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/antoine-fuqua-eyes-training-day-re-team-with-denzel-washington-in-the-equalizer/#more-458699
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,770
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Antoine Fuqua is now the director of The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/antoine-fuqua-eyes-training-day-re-team-with-denzel-washington-in-the-equalizer/#more-458699
    Interesting
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 820
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Antoine Fuqua is now the director of The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/antoine-fuqua-eyes-training-day-re-team-with-denzel-washington-in-the-equalizer/#more-458699
    That great I hope stay that way then now the complete cast.

  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Chloe Moretz is the female lead:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/equalizer-update-chloe-moretz-getting-lead-in-film-and-creator-michael-sloan-to-write-new-novels-based-on-iconic-character/
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited May 2013 Posts: 4,442
    http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/27184/marton-csokas-is-the-equalizer-villain

    Marton Csokas Is The "Equalizer" Villain
    By Garth Franklin Saturday May 18th 2013 12:41PM
    Marton Csokas Is The "Equalizer" Villain

    Marton Csokas ("XXX," "The Debt") will play the villain opposite Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua's cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series "The Equalizer" at Sony Pictures.

    Washington plays Robert McCall, a retired intelligence officer living a quiet life when one act of kindness toward a prostitute (Chloe Moretz) gets him embroiled with the Russian mob.

    Csokas will play a vicious fixer for the Russians. Shooting is slated to begin this summer in Boston.

    Source: Heat Vision
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,770
    interesting
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited May 2013 Posts: 13,350
    Melissa Leo is joining Denzel Washington in The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/melissa-leo-joining-denzel-washington-in-the-equalizer

    Production begins mid-June.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    David Meunier joins The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/justifieds-david-meunier-joins-the-equalizer
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,770
    I am kind of interested in this I will wait for a trailer before I get excited though
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Haley Bennett joins The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/haley-bennett-equalizer-movie-casting-sony/#more-520676

    Filming begins on Monday.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    The release date has been moved back from 11 April 2014 to 26 September 2014.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    David Harbour - of Bond fame - joins the film:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/david-harbour-equalizer-movie-casting
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 820
    The IMDB says it the The Equalizer the filming has already started. Let hope we get to see some photo of the filming.
  • Dr_YesDr_Yes
    Posts: 169
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Melissa Leo is joining Denzel Washington in The Equalizer:

    Nice. She played one of the detectives in my favorite cop program, "Homicide: Life In the Streets", which starred Yaphet (Kanaga) Kotto.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Filming began on 17th June, yet nothing so far. I hope this film resembles the TV Series is some shape or form.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Vladimir Kulich joins The Equalizer:

    http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/vladimir-kulich-the-equalizer-denzel-washington
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