In fact, Pascal's portrayal of a man whose world has been upturned upon discovering McCall's reemergence is telling once the reveal arrives. Embracing after years of no contact, the two former comrades exchange stories and reminisce once York's initial befuddlement at McCall's 'alive' status subsides. The first interaction between McCall and Dave York takes place at a park in a Northeastern city and the reunion between the two chaps set the stage for what's to come with precisely the right level of intrigue. Pedro Pascal & Denzel Washington Have Electric On-Screen Chemistry The brooding intensity housing more than meets the eye. There's nary a ripple on the surface till a little later on, when cracks begin to appear in the empathetic facade. A resolute enforcement official who keeps it composed. York initially comes across as a sympathetic, subtly good-humored straitlaced type. Ambushed in her Brussels hotel room, McCall avers she was targeted by assassins for knowledge she possessed concerning an earlier hit on two noted agency affiliates, sloughing off suggestions it was a random robbery. As the character is introduced, he is now with the DIA and part of the investigative team looking into the mysterious death of McCall's former colleague and loyal friend Susan Plummer ( Michelle Leo). Unlike the aforementioned characters of the same year who were all inherently decent individuals, Dave York's moral compass shifted sharply somewhere in the seven years McCall was off the grid (and presumed dead). The gritty Equalizer 2 provided the opportunity for Pascal to screen-partner Denzel Washington, a chance most would jump at. He also made a memorable albeit fleeting appearance in one of the most powerful, moving films of that year - Barry Jenkins' affecting Beale Street Must Talk - an adaptation of James Baldwin's novel. Sounds almost like a precursor for what was around the corner. Prospect, an underrated low-budget sci-fi drama saw the actor assume the lead, sport a spacesuit and adopt the role of reluctant-turned-sympathetic protector on an alien planet. His film appearances were uniformly excellent and the Narcos afterglow still lingered brightly.
Until then, I will be rewatching this trailer ad infinitum.2018 was a showcase year for Pedro Pascal. The Equalizer 2 arrives in theaters July 20. Stabbings: Three, two of which end with a neck snap or a throat slit. Of those, there is one clear winner: When McCall says, “I’m going to kill each and every one of you, and the only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.” How chilling and dark! People Shot: Four, including one person who is shot with a harpoon?! Columbia Picturesĭenzel Washington Threats: Two. (I’m counting people whose bones are snapped and not the individual bones of each person.) In one of those incidents, McCall tells a scared bro who looks like a Billions extra to do the Vulcan salute, and then he proceeds to snap those fingers, which is art.
#Equalizer two full#
I’m willing to bet house money there will be more snapped necks in the full movie, though. Necks Snapped: One-that guy on the train. Frankly, there’s so much pain in this preview that it felt necessary to crunch the numbers and break down just how much bone-crunching, throat-slitting, and finger-breaking Denzel does in it. If this trailer is any indication, McCall is going to inflict so much pain on so many people in The Equalizer 2. Columbia PicturesĪnd it took only 10.09 seconds-nice! (Also yes, that is Denzel, in Turkey, disguising himself with a scraggly beard and a taqiya.) It starts with shots of Denzel Washington snapping the the neck of someone who probably deserves to get their neck snapped.
With that in mind, the first trailer for The Equalizer 2 wastes no time. Just ask the dudes in possession of John Wick’s car in the opening scene of John Wick: Chapter 2.
The buildup is worth the ensuing chaos, but what’s fun about the sequel to these types of movies is that there doesn’t have to be any dramatic buildup the badass characters can just be completely badass right away because everyone’s on the same page. 28.24 seconds and one corkscrew inserted into the jaw of a goon later, and it’s extremely clear: DO NOT FUCK WITH THE EQUALIZER.
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