The filmmaker also discusses his upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, returning to direct 'The Terminal List' prequel with Chris Pratt, and more.
The Big Picture In what he calls the “final masterpiece,” director Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3 closes out Robert McCall’s action-packed trilogy, starring Denzel Washington, this summer. Taking the retired marine overseas, this final entry will pit the hero against the formidable mafia in beautiful Southern Italy. Ahead of its release, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with Fuqua about closing out this bloody blockbuster franchise.
ANTOINE FUQUA: [Laughs] That's false. But I was watching White Lotus, that’s true. I did watch White Lotus with my family, but no, I've never watched it with Denzel. FUQUA: In the second one, the storm and all that [was] just a pain in the ass. The wind and you have no control over anything. It's just a pain in the ass, you know? [Laughs] It's just like, “Who wrote this?” I’m kidding, but that was a tough one. That was a tough one.
FUQUA: I think the thing that I always get out of it, the editing process, is it's a rhythm for me. It's a pacing that I've focused a lot on. Also, you talk about the violence, the brutality of it, somehow while I'm filming it, it's not enough, and then I see it in the editing bay, I show friends and family, and they say, “Oh, You didn't hold back.” And I'm like, “Okay, I guess it's enough.” But that's always interesting for me.
FUQUA: We're great collaborators. He’s my brother, man. I have a great time with Robert. We spend a lot of time in the locations taking photos, walking around, we go to the museums. The environment – what is the environment, what does it call for, the look of it, feeling the way the place feels. Italy's old, the houses are built up in the hills, the Mediterranean is there, and there's texture on the walls.
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