(CBR) With many months to go before it even hits theaters, “The Equalizer” is expected to spawn a sequel.
TheWrap reports Richard Wenk, writer of the fall-debuting action movie, has been hired by Sony to work on a sequel to the Denzel Washington thriller. According to the report, Sony”s decision was fueled by recent test screenings that have gone “through the roof” with positive feedback.
“A mid-December test screening reportedly earned the highest scores for an R-rated movie in the studio”s history,” the outlet reports.
The one rub is that Washington”s contact for “The Equalizer” does not include an option for a sequel, although he”s nevertheless expected to return.
Opening Sept. 26, “The Equalizer” stars Washington as a former black-ops operative who fakes his death as a means of quiet retirement. He”s lured back into action to save a young sex worker (Chloe Moretz) from Russian gangsters.