Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Denzel Washington’s sequel was surpassed by the Abba movie at the American box office. The Equalizer sequel was released in the USA at the same as another sequel ten years in the making: Mamma Mia 2.

The production team also took into account whether audiences wanted another Equalizer movie at all. South End: Boston was used as the filming location for both Equalizer movies (Image: Paul Sableman/flickr)

However, any sequel depended on Denzel Washington wanted to return to the role of McCall. Sony Pictures and Escape Artists announced their plans for a sequel seven months before the premiere of the first Equalizer movie. The drive borders the Atlantic Ocean coastline, following the upland boundary of the adjoining Lynn Shore Reservation.

Lynn Shore Drive is a historic oceanfront parkway composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall Equalizer 2: the sequel was filmed in the South End area of Boston (Image: Sony) The construction of the South End began in 1849, and the neighbourhood was built on tidal marshes.Ĭontrastingly, the first Equalizer film was not specifically shot in South End, though it did use plenty of Boston area locations.įilming for Equalizer 2 was also done on Lynn Shore Drive in Lynn, Massachusetts. Principal photography on the film began in the South End area of Boston, Massachusetts, on September 14, 2017. The answer to both of these questions is the same: Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Where does the Equalizer take place? Where was the movie filmed? It’s now 2018, and this same man is back as the vigilante saviour of the oppressed. The first Equalizer movie told the story of how Robert McCall went from being an unassuming store worker to vigilante bearer of justice. Where does the Equalizer take place? Where was it filmed?Ĭast your mind back to 2014 when Denzel Washington first appeared as a retired CIA black ops operative living quietly in Boston, Massachusetts. DENZEL Washington is back in the latest instalment of the Equalizer franchise, gracing the screens once again as vigilante justice bearer Robert McCall.

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