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So says this Den of Geek article, which also notes that the producers hope this will be the start of a new franchise.
"There's been talk of a movie of The Equalizer, on and off, for some time now. However, it seems that the moment has come, as Sony Pictures has greenlit the movie, with Denzel Washington on board to star.
He'll step into the role played by the late Edward Woodward on the small screen in the 1980s, working this time from a screenplay by Richard Wenk (who penned The Expendables 2). Sony has put together a shortlist of potential directors, and they include Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn, Warrior's Gavin O'Connor, and The Raid's Gareth Evans. A formal appointment is presumably not far away."
Deadline New York has more on it. Sony will be handling the movie and has set an April 2013 start for production.
"The hot project on the Sony Pictures lot right now is The Equalizer, after a script by Richard Wenk prompted the studio to expedite Denzel Washington's deal and set an April 8 start date, likely in Boston. Washington was attached when this was mentioned as a development project last year as the studio extended by three years its first look deal with Escape Artists partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. It has come a long way since then."
No director set but the article states: "I've heard names on the studio's list that include Pierre Morel, Nicolas Winding Refn, Gavin O'Connor and Gareth Evans. Insiders tell me that the studio is just now setting meetings and that there will be a bunch of them before a director is set."
This could be interesting. It probably won't be, but it could be.
"There's been talk of a movie of The Equalizer, on and off, for some time now. However, it seems that the moment has come, as Sony Pictures has greenlit the movie, with Denzel Washington on board to star.
He'll step into the role played by the late Edward Woodward on the small screen in the 1980s, working this time from a screenplay by Richard Wenk (who penned The Expendables 2). Sony has put together a shortlist of potential directors, and they include Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn, Warrior's Gavin O'Connor, and The Raid's Gareth Evans. A formal appointment is presumably not far away."
Deadline New York has more on it. Sony will be handling the movie and has set an April 2013 start for production.
"The hot project on the Sony Pictures lot right now is The Equalizer, after a script by Richard Wenk prompted the studio to expedite Denzel Washington's deal and set an April 8 start date, likely in Boston. Washington was attached when this was mentioned as a development project last year as the studio extended by three years its first look deal with Escape Artists partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. It has come a long way since then."
No director set but the article states: "I've heard names on the studio's list that include Pierre Morel, Nicolas Winding Refn, Gavin O'Connor and Gareth Evans. Insiders tell me that the studio is just now setting meetings and that there will be a bunch of them before a director is set."
This could be interesting. It probably won't be, but it could be.
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