Equalizer 3 is a 2023 action crime drama directed by Antoine Fuqua, from a screenplay by Richard Wenk, based on the television series created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It is the direct sequel to The Equalizer 2, and said to be the third and final film in the trilogy. Fuqua showed interest in the film having an international setting, and filming began in October of 2022 on the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.
The cast includes Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro, Remo Girone, and Andrea Scarduzio.
Equalizer 3 is set to debut in theaters September 1st, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official UNRATED trailer below.
