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Denzel Washington Surprised His Equalizer Director By Inventing A Character Trait
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Joe Roberts)
scrn logline
Denzel Washington shakes up The Equalizer with a surprise character trait that left the director stunned.
beat sheet
- Washington invented a new character quirk on the fly, catching director Antoine Fuqua off guard during filming of the first Equalizer movie.
- The spontaneous character addition added an extra layer of depth to the iconic action hero, making him even more compelling to audiences.
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Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, The Equalizer, The Equalizer