The Equalizer

‘The Equalizer’ Mike Epps Guest Stars in Reunion With Queen Latifah

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‘The Equalizer’ Mike Epps Guest Stars in Reunion With Queen Latifah

Mike Epps is teaming up with Queen Latifah to solve a case on the upcoming March 17 episode of The Equalizer. Here’s the rundown: Epps plays J.J., a man who Shadow and Act report is “recovering from his gambling addiction” in the episode entitled ‘All Bets Are Off.’ Even though he’s playing a degenerate gambler, his experiences are what Queen Latifah’s McCall character requires to solve a particular case. This comes as a reunion for both Epps and Latifah since they both starred together in Bessie for HBO. Here’s more insight on the episode from the official synopsis:

“After Dante’s old training partner is taken hostage while working undercover in an illegal casino, McCall hires J.J., a former gambling addict (guest star Mike Epps) to assist with the mission. Meanwhile, Dee joins a peer counseling group, and learns that some students have been bullying her on a social media page.”

So, if you’re a fan of The Equalizer, the procedural show was renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 in 2022. That pretty much means it’s a hit these days. At the time, CBS Entertainment’s senior executive vice president of programming, Thom Sherman, said, “The success of The Equalizer is due to the sum of its parts–an outstanding cast led by the superb Queen Latifah, plus the exceptional creative team that has continued to evolve their storytelling with a compelling mix of everyday justice, family dynamics and real-world issues that connect and resonate with audiences,” he said in the statement.

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Denzel Washington Returns In “Equalizer 3” Trailer

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The Equalizer showcased Denzel Washington as a kickass action hero. Washington played Robert McCall, a retired DIA operative who worked at a hardware store in Boston. McCall proceeds to go on a bloody vigilante rampage against criminals, namely members of the Russian mob. A sequel was already in the works before the first film’s 2014 release and The Equalizer 2 came out in 2018. The sequel expanded the film’s scope to the globe, watching McCall uncover a DIA conspiracy and getting vengeance for the death of a friend.

Again, a sequel was essentially greenlit before the second film was even released. Series director Antoine Fuqua was interested in making a closed trilogy and The Equalizer 3 officially went into production in 2022. Now we have an incredibly violent trailer to enjoy as we are introduced to Robert McCall’s last ride.

“The Equalizer 3” Has Denzel Take On The Mafia

The Equalizer 3, per Fuqua’s vision for a trilogy-ending film, has moved from Boston to Italy. No longer a hardware store worker or Lyft driver, Robert McCall is now happily retired somewhere on the Italian coast. He’s got some nice local friends, everyone in the community loves him. Finally, it seems like McCall just be happy and live his life. And then the mafia shows up. As one character can be heard telling McCall, “this like many small towns, has a problem. The mafia is like cancer, there is no cure.” McCall, who can’t stand by and watch the innocent be victimized, chooses to make an enemy of the mafia. This leads into the other half of the trailer, which is a whole of Denzel Washington killing people. The trailer literally ends with him standing a guy in the head with a revolver and then firing through the guy’s head.

The previous Equalizer films have not shied away from violence but in a similar manner to John Wick, the films have embraced it more and more as the series has gone on. The Equalizer 3 promises to be bigger and bloodier than its predecessors while also contemplating whether McCall can ever have a “normal life”. Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ben Ammar are also set to appear. Due to its setting, the film will also have a strong Italian cast component, notably Remo Girone. The Equalizer 3 is set to release on September 1.

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