Columbia Pictures’ second trailer for The Equalizer 2 features new clips of Denzel Washington in action. Washington reprises his role as Robert McCall in the 2018 sequel to 2014’s successful action thriller, The Equalizer, and in the new trailer he warns, “They killed my friend so I’m going to kill each and every one of them. The only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.”
The original film starred Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz (If I Stay, Neighbors 2: Sorority Uprising), Melissa Leo (I’m Dying Up Here), Bill Pullman (The Ballad of Lefty Brown), and Marton Csokas (Into the Badlands). Washington, Leo, and Pullman reprise their roles and are joined by Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones, Narcos) and Ashton Sanders for The Equalizer 2.
The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua returned to direct the sequel, and Richard Wenk wrote the script for both films. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Denzel Washington, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge, and Michael Sloan produced the sequel, and Molly Allen and David J. Bloomfield executive produced.
The Equalizer films are inspired by the classic 1980s dramatic TV series starring Edward Woodward. The original feature film was released in theaters on September 26, 2014 and grossed $34 million domestically over its opening weekend. The Equalizer went on to gross $192 million worldwide before leaving theaters.
Columbia Pictures will be releasing the sequel in theaters on July 20, 2018. The first movie earned an R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, including some sexual references. The Equalizer 2 is not yet rated.
The Plot: Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career. Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed – but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
