Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they are bald, armed and in their 70s. That will certainly be the case with Denzel Washington as we see him in two more upcoming roles Equalizer Films that he revealed esquireHe wants to do that before everything is said and done.
In the play, told entirely from Washington’s perspective, the legendary actor explains that he has several more roles planned, including a return to vigilante Robert McCall. “I told them I would do another one Equalizerand we do four and five. More people are happy about it – people love these daggones Equalizer
Yes, we love these Daggone Equalizer Films. That’s why each of the three films in the series has grossed an average of a whopping $190 million at the box office. When actors of Washington’s distinguished lineage make these wildly successful but artistically undemanding films, they usually do so to finance projects they actually want to make. Do you think Robert Downey Jr. spent a decade in a red robot suit hoping to win an Oscar? Washington had the same mindset until he realized the impact of films like… The equalizer.
“Sometimes I say to myself, ‘One is for me, one is for them.’ So for example Othello: We’ll do it on Broadway and then a movie. This is for me. But I realized that Equalizer
Is it irrational to have such an emotional attachment to a movie character that you long for them to fight villains who don’t exist? Sure, to some extent. Is this stubbornness the main reason that displaying moving images on screens is a multimillion-dollar business in America? Absolutely! And Denzel understands that.
This revelation from Washington all but ensures that he will be a leading man in an action film in his 70s. It’s not unusual. Heck, Charles Bronson was 72 years old and still playing a similar vigilante in another long-running action film franchise when he starred Death Wish V: The Face of Death. Antoine Fuqua, director of every Equalizer film, even said in 2023 that he had tossed around the idea of using it Deaging technology on Washington for one Equalizer Origin story.
If these may be some of the last action films for Washington, who said he will significantly reduce his production, they should do everything they can to make sure one of the greatest actors of all time looks like a badass.
