THE EQUALIZER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Denzel Washington (Training Day), Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass), Marton Csokas (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), David Harbour (Quantum of Solace), Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Haley Bennett (Marley and Me), Vladimir Kulich (The 13th Warrior), Robert Wahlberg (The Departed), David Meunier (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Antoine Fuqua (Olympus Has Fallen), director; Richard Wenk (The Expendables 2), writer, producer; Todd Black (The Pursuit of Happyness), Jason Blumenthal (Knowing), Tony Eldridge (The Naked Truth), Mace Neufeld (The Hunt For Red October), Alex Siskin (The Master of Disguise), Michael Sloan (Battlestar Galactica), Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) and Denzel Washington (The Book of Eli), producers; Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek), composer; Mauro Fiore (Avatar), cinematographer; John Refoua (21 & Over), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Former black ops commando Robert McCall (Washington) is eager to leave his violent past behind him and start a new life. However, when he meets Teri (Moretz), a young girl under the control of abusive Russian gangsters, he finds that he cannot stand idly by as she suffers further and resolves to help her by taking on her guardians himself…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Denzel Washington takes on the role that made Edward Woodward a household name in American living rooms, in this action-packed adaptation of the popular CBS TV show from the Eighties.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2014

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