Fuqua shared the memory at Collider's IMAX Q&A for 'The Equalizer 3.'
The Big Picture The Equalizer 3 is officially out in the world, the final installment in Antoine Fuqua's series and the latest collaboration between him and Equalizer lead Denzel Washington. The pair first worked together in 2001 for Training Day and would go on to reunite multiple times throughout their careers. Prior to The Equalizer 2 and 3, Fuqua and Washington did another reboot together: The Magnificent Seven .
When talking with Collider Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub, Fuqua shared that while he has an easy line to contact Washington, convincing him to agree to The Magnificent Seven took a little more than a quick call. Fuqua reminisced on his initial meeting with Washington about the movie, revealing that they went for coffee so Fuqua could make his pitch, which began with, "So, the sun is coming up. This man on this black horse comes…" — but Washington was hesitant to accept.
"[Washington] goes, ‘Wait, what?’ I said, ‘A man on his horse,’ and Denzel’s like, ‘I’m not gonna get on a horse.’ [Laughs] I said, ‘No, no, let me finish! Magnificent Seven…’ And he just sat back and listened to me, let me get out my pitch. Like halfway through my pitch, I’m thinking, ‘Denzel is gonna get up and walk away at any moment. He’s gonna be like, ‘No, I’m not getting on the damn horse playing a cowboy,’ but he listened. He listened for a while.
'The Magnificent Seven' Did Relatively Well for Itself The Magnificent Seven reboots the classic 1960's western of the same name and centers on a similar premise. It follows the town of Rose Creek whose people struggle under the control of a dangerous industrialist. So, they recruit a group of seven gunmen with varying backgrounds to fight back. The feature had a solid opening weekend at $35 million domestically, ultimately grossing approximately $162.3 million globally.
Be sure to catch Denzel Washington back in action in The Equalizer 3 , now playing in theaters. For more with Fuqua, watch the full IMAX Q&A below.
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