Director Antoine Fuqua & Two-Time
Academy Award® Winner Denzel Washington
Reunite for the Action-Packed Sequel to The Equalizer
THE EQUALIZER 2
Debuting on Digital, 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ & DVD on December 10
London, UK (13/11/2018) – Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (Best Supporting Actor, Glory, 1989; Best Actor, Training Day, 2001) returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career when the gritty, pulse-pounding thriller THE EQUALIZER 2 hits Digital, 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on December 10 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Reunited with Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day), Washington is Robert McCall, who serves unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will his no-holds-barred vengeance go when the victim is someone he loves? THE EQUALIZER 2 also stars Pedro Pascal (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight) with Bill Pullman (Independence Day) and Oscar® winner Melissa Leo (Best Supporting Actress, The Fighter, 2010).
The Blu-ray™ release of THE EQUALIZER 2 is loaded with over an hour of action-packed bonus features, including “Retribution Mode,” deleted and extended scenes, TheEqualizer 2 pop up trivia track and a behind-the-scenes featurette. “Retribution Mode,” the follow-up to The Equalizer’s “Vengeance Mode,” allows fans to watch the film with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua as they take fans through the making of their favourite adrenaline-filled action scenes with exclusive in-depth and personal conversations. In the featurette “Denzel as McCall: Round Two,” Denzel Washington describes his return as Robert McCall and why this continued story was so important for him to tell.
Two additional featurettes are also available on the Blu-ray™ and DVD releases of THE EQUALIZER 2. This sequel packs more punches, explosions and bullets than the original, and in “Seconds Till Death: Action Breakdown,” the cast and crew dissect some of this film’s most intense and action-packed moments from rehearsals to production. It takes a certain kind of actor to play alongside Denzel Washington and in “Through Antoine’s Lens: The Cast,” Antoine and Denzel discuss why the returning cast are such an important part of this sequel’s success, as well as what it was like working with new cast and characters.
The Blu-ray™ release of THE EQUALIZER 2 is loaded with over an hour of action-packed bonus features, including “Retribution Mode,” deleted and extended scenes, TheEqualizer 2 pop up trivia track and a behind-the-scenes featurette. “Retribution Mode,” the follow-up to The Equalizer’s “Vengeance Mode,” allows fans to watch the film with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua as they take fans through the making of their favourite adrenaline-filled action scenes with exclusive in-depth and personal conversations. In the featurette “Denzel as McCall: Round Two,” Denzel Washington describes his return as Robert McCall and why this continued story was so important for him to tell.
Two additional featurettes are also available on the Blu-ray™ and DVD releases of THE EQUALIZER 2. This sequel packs more punches, explosions and bullets than the original, and in “Seconds Till Death: Action Breakdown,” the cast and crew dissect some of this film’s most intense and action-packed moments from rehearsals to production. It takes a certain kind of actor to play alongside Denzel Washington and in “Through Antoine’s Lens: The Cast,” Antoine and Denzel discuss why the returning cast are such an important part of this sequel’s success, as well as what it was like working with new cast and characters.
The EQUALIZER 1 & 2 box set, which includes both films for the first time, is also available on Blu-ray™ and DVD on December 10.
Synopsis:
Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career. Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and Written by Richard Wenk, THE EQUALIZER 2 is based on a television series by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. The film is produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan, with Molly Allen and David Bloomfield serving as executive producers.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and Written by Richard Wenk, THE EQUALIZER 2 is based on a television series by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. The film is produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan, with Molly Allen and David Bloomfield serving as executive producers.
DVD Bonus Materials Include:
- “Seconds Till Death: Action Breakdown”
- “Through Antoine’s Lens: The Cast”
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Digital & Blu-ray™ Exclusive Bonus Materials Include:
- “Retribution Mode” with Denzel Washington and Director Antoine Fuqua
- “Denzel as McCall: Round Two” Featurette
- The Equalizer 2 Pop Up Trivia Track
- 11 Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Seconds Till Death: Action Breakdown
- “Through Antoine’s Lens: The Cast”
THE EQUALIZER 2 has a run time of approximately 1 hour 56 minutes and is rated 15.
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