The Equalizer 3 is a 2023 American vigilante action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is a sequel to The Equalizer 2, and the third and final installment of The Equalizer trilogy, which is loosely based on the television series of the same name. The film stars Denzel Washington, reprising his role as retired U.S. Marine and former DIA officer Robert McCall, with Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar, and Remo Girone in supporting roles.Discussions for a third Equalizer film began following its second film release on August 2, 2018. The project was officially announced in January 2022. Filming began on October 10, 2022 on the Amalfi Coast in Italy and continued in the region until November 20, after which it moved to Naples in early December, before wrapping production by January 2023, in Rome. Robert Richardson serves as director of photography on the project, after previously working with Fuqua on Emancipation (2022).The Equalizer 3 is scheduled to be released on September 1, 2023 in the United States, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received mixed reviews from critics.