It’s increasingly common for studios to start work on sequels before a first film is out, but it’s still pretty rare to do that with a thriller, especially a full seven months before the film hits cinemas and the studio can tell if it’s actually going to be a hit. However Sony is confident enough about The Equalizer that they’re already developing a sequel, hiring Richard Wenk (The Equalizer, The Expendables 2) to pen a script, according to TheWrap.
Sony is feeling bullish about The Equalizer after a December test screening got the highest scores for an R-rated movie in the studio’s history. In the big screen take on the 1980s TV series Denzel Washington plays Robert McCall, a former Black Ops commander who lives a quiet life in Boston. When he helps rescue a teenage prostitute (Chloe Moretz), he finds himself going up against deadly Russian mobsters.
Washington only signed up for a single film. While it appears he’s open to signing on for a sequel, Sony is going to have to open its chequebook wide to get him – he’s been known to jump ship before if studios quibble on his asking price. Interestingly though, if he does sign on it will be the actor’s first ever sequel.
As yet no other talent is involved in the sequel, and it’s isn’t known if Antoine Fuqua is interesting in returning to direct. The Equalizer will be in cinemas in September.
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