Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning reunite in The Equalizer 3, nearly 20 years after they first shared the display screen collectively in Man on Fire. The 2004 thriller was one in every of Fanning’s breakout roles as a toddler star and Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua says he was excited to pair the actress as an grownup again with Washington.
“We watched her grow up, so for me to be able to put them together again and to see their chemistry — even behind the scenes, see them talking and laughing — it’s like a father-daughter relationship,” Fuqua tells Yahoo Entertainment, noting he was a “big time” fan of Man on Fire.
(*20*) Fuqua remembers.
Washington, 68, reprises his function as former authorities murderer Robert McCall in the ultimate movie of the Equalizer trilogy. As he will get able to go up towards the Mafia in Italy, he enlists the assistance of a younger CIA analyst, performed by Fanning, whom he is by no means met earlier than.
“She’s challenging [Denzel] in the scenes,” Fuqua says of the 29-year-old Fanning. “It was fun. It was probably one of the most pleasurable things to see.”
As for the way the extremely anticipated reunion got here to be, Fuqua reveals Fanning’s agent referred to as one of many producers of the movie and stated she was in the function. Fuqua remembers he instantly arrange a gathering.
“We went to lunch, I loved her, fell in love with her of course,” he shares, “and I called Denzel after, I said, ‘Dakota Fanning?’ He said, ‘Absolutely, grab her, snatch her up.’ It was pretty cool.”
Equalizer 3 was additionally a well-recognized reunion between Fuqua and Washington being the fifth movie they’ve completed collectively. Fuqua says it is Washington’s capability to fully embody a personality that units him other than different main males in Hollywood.
“There are very few actors who are on that level,” the Training Day director explains. “He’s just one of the greats, he’s a GOAT.”
Washington first performed Robert McCall in the 2014 movie and Fuqua says the Oscar-winning actor continues to be up for all of the motion scenes — possibly too up for the motion scenes.
“He’s still got it,” Fuqua laughs. “He trains every day. I’d have to tell Denzel, ‘Let me get the stunt guy to do this one,’ He’s like ‘I got it!’ You have to protect him from himself!”
The Equalizer 3 lands completely in theaters on Friday, Sept. 1.
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