Antoine Fuqua says he might think about de-aging Denzel Washington for an Equalizer origin story after seeing how expertise has superior.
The Equalizer franchise’s Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has lived a storied life, taking a chunk out of crime and stomping gangsters like Goombas below Mario’s boots. Earlier than battling Russian thugs in 2014’s The Equalizer or taking over rogue CIA brokers in 2018’s The Equalizer 2 and the Italian Mafia in The Equalizer 3, he undoubtedly tangled with different villains. For followers who wish to see a younger McCall in motion, director Antoine Fuqua thinks it might occur, and expertise might be the important thing to creating all of it potential.
Talking with NME, Fuqua stated he’s thought of de-aging Washington for an Equalizer origin story. We’ve seen actors de-aged an increasing number of recently, with the most recent instance being for a prolonged sequence in James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future. De-aging tech used to look fairly tough, however AI applications have superior in recent times, offering filmmakers with entry to jaw-dropping instruments and results.
“Particularly now with the brand new expertise and the AI and all of that form of stuff… Is there a narrative to be advised about how [McCall] grew to become this individual — the youthful model?” Fuqua advised NME. “I’ve had that dialog with Richard Wenk [Equalizer series screenwriter] fairly a bit.”
That stated, Fuqua has but to run the concept previous Denzel Washington, who would in the end be the one sporting the face-capture expertise. “It’s all so contemporary and new,” Fuqua stated. “I’m nonetheless watching [the technology]. I’ve watched Harrison Ford’s movie and I do know there’s different motion pictures popping out… And I’m listening to the expertise is getting higher and higher and higher. So I’m form of watching it to see the place it goes.”
It’s fascinating to listen to Fuqua considering an Equalizer origin story after saying the third installment might be the ultimate bow for himself and Washington. Talking with Empire in regards to the threequel earlier this month, Fuqua stated, “That is it. Robert McCall, the working-man hero, sooner or later he’s acquired to stroll away from it. Sooner or later another person has to choose up the ball and serve justice. He’s served his justice. He’s in a overseas place, he’s looking for a house, discover a place on the earth. That’s actually what’s necessary.”
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