Denzel Washington's surprise hit movie The Equalizer is getting a sequel.

Washington is expected to reprise his role as vigilante Robert McCall in Equalizer 2. Chloe Moretz and Marton Csokas co-starred in the original.

Based on the 1980s TV series, The Equalizer earned over $192 million at the global box office last year. It was co-financed by Village Roadshow and debuted at the Toronto Film Festival.

Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directed the first Equalizer. It’s unknown whether he’ll return for the sequel. He and Washington are next re-teaming on MGM’s remake of Magnificent Seven, which reunites the duo with Training Day actor Ethan Hawke.

This is fantastic news.  We really enjoyed The Equalizer it was action packed from st art to finish, and Denzel really shines as the good guy that gets his hands dirty in order to do what is morally right.

This could be the start of a franchise for Washington much like Liam Neeson’s Taken movies.  I would not complain one bit if this happened.

Source: Variety