Back in 2018, the director already had ideas for the next step in the franchise and suggested Washington’s character, Robert McCall, could head overseas.
He said at the time: “In my mind, there’s a European adventure, absolutely. In my mind, that’s what I’d like to see, him in Europe, in the future. God willing.”
Meanwhile, just last month Washington insisted he doesn’t have “much left to do” as an actor, and it would take an “extreme challenge” for him to be interested in a new acting project, which bodes well for The Equalizer 3.
He said: “I’m about the challenges. At this point, like the character, I’m in the yellow leaf of my career. To be quite honest, looking to do other things. So as far as acting, it’s gonna have to be an extreme challenge for me to be interested.
“I’ve been talking to one or two of the top directors in the business, and we’re talking about maybe doing something. There’s not that much left for me to do as [an] actor. Maybe Lear.”
