The Equalizer 2 - wikipedia The Equalizer 2 The Equalizer 2 Theatrical release poster Directed by Antoine Fuqua Produced by Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Denzel Washington Alex Siskin Steve Tisch Antoine Fuqua Mace Neufeld Tony Eldridge Michael Sloan Screenplay by Richard Wenk Based on The Equalizer by Michael Sloan Richard Lindheim Starring Denzel Washington Pedro Pascal Ashton Sanders Bill Pullman Melissa Leo Music by Harry Gregson - Williams Guy B Duhon Jr Cinematography Oliver Wood Edited by Conrad Buff IV Production company Columbia Pictures Escape Artists Zhiv Productions Mace Neufeld Productions Picture Farm Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Release date July 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 20 ) ( United States ) Running time 121 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $62 million Box office $99.8 million The Equalizer 2 ( sometimes promoted as The Equalizer II or EQ2 ) is a 2018 American vigilante thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is a sequel to the 2014 film The Equalizer, which was based on the TV series of the same name. The film stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, and Bill Pullman, and follows retired intelligence agent Robert McCall as he sets out on a path of revenge after one of his friends is killed. It is the fourth collaboration between Washington and Fuqua, following the The Equalizer, Training Day ( 2001 ), and The Magnificent Seven ( 2016 ). Talks of an Equalizer sequel began seven months prior to the release of the first film, in 2014. The project was officially announced in April 2015, with Washington set to reprise his role, and Fuqua confirming his return to direct in September 2016. Filming began in September 2017, and took place in Boston, as well as other areas around Massachusetts. It is the first time Denzel Washington has starred in a sequel to one of his films. The Equalizer 2 was released in the United States on July 20, 2018 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film has grossed over $99 million and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Washington 's performance and the action sequences, but disliked the pacing and number of subplots. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 3.2 Music 4 Release 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 6 Possible sequel 7 References 8 External links Plot Former marine and intelligence operative Robert McCall ( Denzel Washington ) now lives in a diverse apartment complex in urban Massachusetts, working as a Lyft driver and helping the less fortunate with the help from his friend, Susan Plummer ( Melissa Leo ). Anonymously McCall travels to Istanbul by train to retrieve a local bookstore owner 's daughter, who had been kidnapped by her father. McCall mercilessly beats a group of men for drugging and raping a woman, who he took to the hospital to have her stomach pumped. McCall also helps Sam Rubinstein ( Orson Bean ), an elderly Holocaust survivor, is looking for a painting of his sister who was separated from him when they were transported to different camps. After discovering the apartment courtyard has been vandalized, McCall accepts an offer to repaint the walls from Miles Whittaker ( Ashton Sanders ), a young resident with an artistic but troubled background. One day, Susan is called to investigate an apparent murder - suicide of an agent and his wife in Brussels along with DIA operative Dave York ( Pedro Pascal ), McCall 's former teammate. After the investigation, they return to their hotel where Susan encounters assailants and is killed. After receiving the news of Susan 's death McCall immediately investigates the incident, as well as the case Susan was investigating. McCall determines that the assailants were hired to kill Susan, as they knew what floor she was staying on. McCall also determines that the murder - suicide incident Susan was looking into was in fact a murder and Susan 's death is attached to it. McCall informs York of his findings. During one of his shifts driving, McCall encounters an assailant attempting to kill him while posing as a passenger. McCall kills the assailant then retrieves his phone to collect intel on who the assailant works for. The following morning, McCall visits York 's home, appearing to need assistance in breaking through a military grade encryption on the assailant 's phone. However, McCall had already broken the encryption on the assailant 's cell. McCall reveals to York that he is the one who ordered the hit on both him and Susan. York concedes and divulges that he personally finished off Susan, as the two assailants did not kill her. York states that Susan would have figured out that was behind the kill of the agent and his wife in Brussels. York rants about dark choices he and the rest of the teammates made after the McCall faked his own death, due to being cast aside after working for the government. McCall meets with the three remaining teammates, Resnik, Ari, and Kovac, threats are exchanged. Resnik and Ari head to Susan 's house to kill her husband Brian. However McCall intercepts Brian before they could find him. York and Kovac later infiltrate McCall 's apartment and capture Miles, and deduce where McCall is headed to. As a hurricane moves in, McCall returns to his seaside hometown, which has been evacuated. Kovac, Ari, and Resnik head in after McCall as York situates himself at the town 's watchtower in a sniper 's position. Kovac enters a tackle shop and is killed with a harpoon gun. Ari heads toward the seaside and is disturbed by pictures of Susan along the way, and is then caught off guard and is stabbed by McCall. McCall enters his wife 's old bakery to lure in Resnik, who is killed after the grenade he tossed into the building sets off a trap set by McCall. Enraged, York shoots at his car, which has Miles tied up in the trunk. With the storm growing heavier, York is knocked down before being confronted by McCall atop the tower. McCall gets the upper hand, stabs York and shoves him over the edge, killing him. McCall retrieves Miles from the trunk and takes him to his old house to treat his wounds. Back in Massachusetts, Susan 's information on the painting helps McCall to reunite Sam with his long - lost sister. Miles finishes the apartment complex restoration from the vandalism, returns to school, and focuses on his art. McCall, having moved back into his old house, then looks out towards the calm sea. Cast Denzel Washington as Robert McCall Pedro Pascal as Dave York Ashton Sanders as Miles Whittaker Bill Pullman as Brian Plummer Melissa Leo as Susan Plummer Sakina Jaffrey as Fatima Jonathan Scarfe as Resnik Adam Karst as Turkish Father Kazy Tauginas as Ari Garrett Golden as Kovac Orson Bean as Sam Rubinstein Production On February 24, 2014, seven months before the release of The Equalizer, it was announced that Sony Pictures and Escape Artists were planning a sequel, with Richard Wenk penning the script again. In early October 2014, Antoine Fuqua stated that there would be a sequel to the film only if audiences and Denzel Washington wanted it. He said it was an interesting character, and that the sequel could have more of an international flavor. On April 22, 2015, Sony officially announced a sequel, with Washington returning to his role as vigilante Robert McCall. Fuqua 's returning was not yet confirmed. In September 2016, producer Todd Black revealed that the script of the film was complete, and that Fuqua would return to direct, with shooting set to begin in September 2017. On August 21, 2017, Pedro Pascal was cast in an unspecified role. Two days later, Melissa Leo and Bill Pullman were confirmed to reprise their roles from the first film, as Susan and Brian Plummer, and it was reported that the film would be produced by Jason Blumenthal, Black, Washington, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Alex Siskin and Tony Eldridge. On August 24, 2017, Ashton Sanders joined the film to play a character who comes to consider Washington 's McCall a father figure. On March 25, 2018, it was revealed that Sakina Jaffrey had also been added to the cast. Filming Principal photography on the film began in the South End area of Boston, Massachusetts, on September 14, 2017. Filming also took place on Lynn Shore Drive in Lynn, Massachusetts, as well as in Brant Rock, Massachusetts. While Sony and other publications reported the film was made on a net production budget of $62 million, Deadline Hollywood stated their sources insisted the cost was `` in the high ( $70 million ) '' range after Massachusetts tax credits. Music Harry Gregson - Williams along with Guy B Duhon Jr returned to score this film. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical. Release The Equalizer 2 was released on July 20, 2018, by Sony Pictures. Sony had originally scheduled the film for a September 29, 2017 release, and later pushed it back a year to September 14, 2018, then up to August 3, 2018, before settling on its July 20 date. Reception Box Office As of August 12, 2018, The Equalizer 2 has grossed $89.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $10.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $99.8 million, against a production budget of $62 million. In the United States and Canada, The Equalizer 2 was released alongside Mamma Mia ! Here We Go Again and Unfriended : Dark Web, and was projected to gross $27 -- 32 million from 3,388 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $3.1 million from Thursday night previews, double the $1.45 million earned by the original film in 2014, and $13.5 million on its first day. It went on to debut to $35.8 million, finishing first at the box office. It also bested the opening of the first film ( $34.1 million ) and was the third - best domestic start for Washington. It fell 61 % to $14 million in its second weekend, finishing third behind newcomer Mission : Impossible -- Fallout and Mamma Mia !, and in its third weekend the film grossed $8.8 million, dropping to fifth place. Critical response On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 49 % based on 127 reviews, and an average rating of 5.6 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` The Equalizer 2 delivers the visceral charge of a standard vigilante thriller, but this reunion of trusted talents ultimately proves a disappointing case study in diminishing returns. '' On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an 86 % overall positive score and a 69 % `` definite recommend '', while CinemaScore reported filmgoers gave an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale, up from the first film 's `` A -- ''. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a `` C -- '', saying : `` The good news is that the fans of Antoine Fuqua 's The Equalizer -- a bland and pulpy 2014 riff on the ' 80s TV series of the same name -- are in for more of the same. The bad news is that the rest of us are, too. 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Question: when does the equalizer 2 come out with denzel washington
Answer: July 20, 2018