AICN: Denzel Washington Is THE EQUALIZER!
What other choices are there? Samuel Jackson? At least it's not Will Smith. Jamie Foxx is probably too young for the role, too. Will the character have an ex-SF background? Or just ex-CIA? The character won't be so different from the one he played in Safe House - just not as bitter, seeking to make up for the sins of his past by helping others. I hope Denzel gets in shape for this role; in Safe House he was carrying a bit of a belly. And the technical direction needs to be more realistic - that nonchalant, cool execution of a bad guy while he crosses the corridor was too ridiculous for me.
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 07: Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington attend the 'Safe House' premiere at the SVA Theater on February 7, 2012 in New York City. (Getty/Daylife)
Is it so necessary for Hollywood to turn everything "black" in order to reflect multiethnic America? It would be less problematic if the producers created a new character with a similar background and purpose in life. (That's what the Jonathan Nolan and JJ Abrams did with Person of Interest.) Why talk a cult favorite and change it in such a way? Some fans may be ok with this decision, I just don't see any artistic reason for it, and depending on the background of the character, as revealed in the movie, it may be even unrealistic. (How many African-Americans are in special forces? Not that many.) The rewriting and casting-decision is motivated by "political" concerns.
The old TV show was one of my favorites.
Which younger African-American actors are out there who can play a range of roles (and backgrounds) and not just a certain stereotype, or worse, gangbanger or reformed gangbanger? Dulé Hill? Jaleel White?
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