The Equalizer 2 (Official Thread)

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Sony has officially announced a sequel to the popular Denzel Washington thriller “The Equalizer.”

Rumors of a follow-up to the R-rated movie began early in 2014, months prior the film’s September release, but “The Equalizer’s” strong box office and home entertainment sales ultimately pulled the trigger on a second film.

Washington is expected to reprise his role as vigilante Robert McCall in the sequel. Chloe Moretz and Marton Csokas co-starred in the original.

Based on the 1980s TV series, “The Equalizer” earned over $192 million at the global box office last year. It was co-financed by Village Roadshow and debuted at the Toronto Film Festival.

Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) directed the first “Equalizer.” It’s unknown whether he’ll return for the sequel. He and Washington are next re-teaming on MGM’s remake of “Magnificent Seven,” which reunites the duo with “Training Day” actor Ethan Hawke.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-equalizer-sequel-denzel-washington-1201477930/
 
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Denzel probably made a easy $30 to $40 million off the first movie and only did a couple of months of work plus remember the Sony execs trashed him thinking he couldn't sell the movie overseas. Denzel probably doing this sequel for spite:mjlol:
Was this in the email leaks?
 

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Sony has officially announced a sequel to the popular Denzel Washington thriller “The Equalizer.”

Rumors of a follow-up to the R-rated movie began early in 2014, months prior the film’s September release, but “The Equalizer’s” strong box office and home entertainment sales ultimately pulled the trigger on a second film.

Washington is expected to reprise his role as vigilante Robert McCall in the sequel. Chloe Moretz and Marton Csokas co-starred in the original.

Based on the 1980s TV series, “The Equalizer” earned over $192 million at the global box office last year. It was co-financed by Village Roadshow and debuted at the Toronto Film Festival.

Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) directed the first “Equalizer.” It’s unknown whether he’ll return for the sequel. He and Washington are next re-teaming on MGM’s remake of “Magnificent Seven,” which reunites the duo with “Training Day” actor Ethan Hawke.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-equalizer-sequel-denzel-washington-1201477930/
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Was this in the email leaks?
yeah, it was one of the email threads in the Sony Hack

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2...on-black-leads-international-audience-racist/
After President Obama, Kevin Hart, and Angelina Jolie came under fire from racist Sony executives, RadarOnline.com has learned thatDenzel Washington is the latest target to be revealed in the explosive hacker email leak. According to emails from the execs, two-time Oscar winner Washington should not be cast in films that will get play overseas — because he is black.

The unbelievable e-mail thread was sent soon after Sony released Washington’s latest film The Equalizer, and was posted online by hackers who are demanding the studio not releaseThe Interview, a comedy about the assassination of North Korea’s dictator.

The producer who sent the e-mail to Sony Chairman Michael Lynton said he or she hoped the incredible statement wasn’t “inappropriate or provocative.” But the producer — whose name was erased from the emails — suggested Sony should avoid casting black actors to appeal to an international market that the producer deemed “racist.”

“No, I am not saying The Equalizer should not have been made or that African American actors should not have been used (I personally think Denzel is the best actor of his generation),” the producer wrote.

“Casting him is saying we’re ok with a double if the picture works,” the producer wrote, using a baseball analogy. “He’s reliable at the domestic [box office], safe, but has not had a huge success in years. I believe whenever possible the non event pictures, extra ‘bets’ should have a large inherent upside and be made for the right price. Here there isn’t a large inherent upside.”

Washington’s The Equalizer grossed $191 million at theaters worldwide, with 47% of the ticket sales coming from outside of the United States. Still, the e-mail chain suggested that the overseas box office percentage was not good enough. Other films should expect 65% of the sales abroad, the analysis said. The reason for the disparity? According to the producer, it was Washington’s race.

Denzel probably told them "I'm doing the sequel AND along with my normal salary, i'm taking HALF of the back end":ufdup:
 

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More denzel acting like a bad ass im all for it, altho his character in this was like superman when it came to fighting i preferred his FTW approach he brought to Creasy in Man on Fire
 
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