Sony Pictures Sets Release Date for Denzel Washington's THE EQUALIZER 3

Sony Pictures has announced that Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer 3 is set to be released in theaters on September 1st, 2023. Production on the film hasn’t started yet, so if they want to hit that date, the creative team will need to start production on the film by the end of the year.

Washington revealed that he is making a third Equalizer film a few months ago saying, "They have written the third Equalizer, so I’m scheduled to do that. So I gotta get in shape and start beating people up again. I get to beat people up again. The Tragedy of Macbeth and then going and beating some people up. Can’t get any better, right?"

Screenwriter Richard Wenk wrote the scripts for the first two Equalizer movies, but his involvement in the third movie has not yet been confirmed. We don’t even know for sure if director Antoine Fuqua will be back to helm this next chapter. But, when talking about the possibility of a third film, he said, “In my mind, there's a European adventure, absolutely. In my mind, that's what I'd like, to see him in Europe, in the future. God willing."

It would make sense for the original creative team to come back together to develop this next chapter of Robert McCall’s journey. I thought the first two movies were great, and I’ll be looking forward to this third one!