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The Hollywood star Denzel Washington and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua once again recently reunited for the third installment inThe Equalizertrilogy. The movie, which was released last week in theatres, has been doing great, has recorded the highest opening weekend in the franchise’s history, and is also expected to become the highest-grossing movie in the franchise.The Equalizerthreequel marks Fuqua and Washington’s fifth collaborationEthan Hawke, Denzel Washington, and Antoine Fuqua
However, before Fuqua got his hands on the Oscar-winning movie, writer-director Davis Guggenheim was working on the film. During an interview, the filmmaker revealed that it was actually theTraining Daystar who got him fired from the movie to get his friend, Antoine Fuqua, on board.
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Denzel Washington Replaced theTraining DayDirector
The 2001 crime drama starringDenzel WashingtonandEthan Hawkeserved as a critical breakthrough for its filmmaker,Antoine Fuqua. The movie was a commercial and critical hit and even won an Oscar for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards.
However, beforeThe Equalizerdirector, Davis Guggenheim was set to direct the movie. During an interview with The A.V. Club, he shared that he was going to directTraining Daybefore Washington took over the project and demanded to replace the director of the movie.
“I was going to direct the movie Training Day, and I got fired. Denzel Washington didn’t want me to direct the movie,”he said before adding,“Everyone in Hollywood behaves so badly.”It was one of the reasons he decided to focus on doing things he loved instead.
During an interview with The NY Times, he shared that he was the one who persuaded the studio to castThe Magnificent Sevenactor in the movie. However, soon after he joined the project, he“had him fired.”He shared that it was the “most devastating”thing he experienced in his career so far.
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Antoine Fuqua on His Friendship With Denzel Washington
Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington have worked together on five projects, includingTraining Day, The Magnificent Seven, andThe Equalizertrilogy. As he reunited with the actor for the third installment of the action franchise, the filmmaker talked about his friendship with the 68-year-old actor.
He shared that they have a lot of trust in each other, and it developed while working on their first film together.“There’s a rhythm that we created just naturally. And we made a promise never to tie each other’s hands so that we can both be experimental and creative without worry,”he said. The filmmaker claimed that it has allowed them both to make some creative changes while working.
Washington has also said that he always looks forward to working with Fugua while stating,“We’re brothers.” He further said that he completely trusts his friend and filmmaker and believes that he would do even great things in the future.
Training Dayis available on Max.
The Equalizer 3is playing in theatres.
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Source:The A.V. Club
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
