Dakota Fanning joins Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3

Actor Dakota Fanning is set to reunite with Hollywood veteran Denzel Washington for the third part of The Equalizer franchise. Sources told Deadline that Fanning, who earlier worked with Washington in 2004 hit Man on Fire, has joined the threequel’s cast.

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, who helmed the first two movies, is returning for the third film with Washington reprising his role of Robert McCall. The Equalizer, which released in 2014, followed McCall, a former US Marine turned CIA intelligence officer who reluctantly returns to action to protect a teenage prostitute from members of the Russian mafia.

Also Read | The Tragedy of Macbeth: The real hero of Denzel Washington’s stunning new film isn’t Denzel Washington. He’s hiding in plain sight

It was followed by a 2018 sequel, titled The Equalizer 2, that saw Washington’s McCall returning to avenge the murder of his close friend.

Story continues below this ad

Don't Miss These Stories

• Don 3 teaser: Ranveer Singh's first look revealed, says '11 mulkon ki police dhoondti hai mujhe'
• Rajinikanth's Jailer sells 9 lakh tickets, Gadar 2 rules the North with 3 lakh ticket sales: What Independence Day weekend at movies looks like 
• Gadar 2 actor Simratt Kaur Randhawa says she went through intense 'depressive' episode because of no work

Click here for more

The third film will be written by Richard Wenk and set for theatrical release in the US on September 1, 2023. Escape Artists’ Academy Award nominee Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and Washington are producing the project.

Fanning currently features in Showtime series The First Lady and will next be seen in Ripley, opposite Andrew Scott.