The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Many people try to escape from their past, but it does not leave everyone. Robert McCall looks like an ordinary man, a decent and good manager in a large supermarket. However, this man has a past that his colleagues do not know about. In the past, Robert served in the special forces, just after retiring, he decided to start from scratch. Only the conscience of a military man does not allow a man to stand aside when street violence and lawlessness hover around. Once, standing in for a co-worker in a supermarket, McCall decides to return to service when his acquaintance is injured at the hands of the Russian mafia. On the warpath, the hero must not only avenge the girl, but also oppose the CIA agents who changed their oath. Read more The main role played by Denzel Washington in "The Righteous" was originally supposed to go to the Australian Russell Crowe. It was in 2010, when the producers planned to put Paul Haggis (Collision, Three Days to Escape) as the director's chair. Another candidate for directing the film was Nicolas Winding Refn, known for the film "Drive". Chloe Moretz was also cast later. At first, Terri, who was played by a young actress, was much older according to the script. The character was "rewritten" by the director of the film Anton Fuqua (Training Day), whom Grace Moretz impressed in another film. The film is not an entirely original basis, as it was filmed based on the series that aired on American television in 1985. So Melissa Leo was included in the full-length version for a reason, because she also appeared in the series itself. Anton Fuqua began filming in June 2013. At the same time, it was planned that "The Righteous" will be released on the big screens in April 2014, but later the release was postponed to September 2014. In February 2014, despite the fact that the premiere was still six months away, the Sony studio decided to work on the script for the sequel. The original budget of the film was 50 million dollars, 20 of which should have gone to Denzel Washington.