Queen Latifah throws herself into the character as the former CIA member becomes vigilant in an action-packed trailer for The Equalizer
Obviously, Queen Latifah has been busy in recent months.
On January 9, a promotional trailer for his upcoming series The Equalizer was released on the series’ official Twitter account.
The remake of the action drama series will air on CBS, which also hosted the original 1980s show.
New promo: on January 9, a trailer for the upcoming series led by Queen Latifah The Equalizer was released
Wide release: The 30-second trailer was first released on the series’ official Twitter account
The trailer begins with Latifah, who plays Robyn McCall, taking a walk with her daughter Delilah, played by Laya DeLeon.
Asked by her child why she abruptly quit her job a month earlier, a quick set of photos depicting Latifah training in a gym and on a street is presented, and the 50-year-old actress replies, “It’s complicated”.
Another montage of photos can be seen, many of which are played by the Grammy-winning singer who holds a weapon during an operation with other people and, finally, finds a series of young women hiding in a closet.
She is then seen talking to former CIA director William Bishop, played by Chris Noth, who informs her that the agency is continuing its surveillance activities, to which she replies that she is no longer under their jurisdiction.
Remake: The upcoming show is a remake of the 1980 action drama series, which aired on CBS
Plot: The story will follow a former CIA agent who leaves the agency to continue a life of vigilance
Latifah is then confronted by a friend of hers who wonders if he is: “a kind of former police officer”, to which he replies that he has become: “the one you call when you can’t call 911”.
Then a short physical exchange is seen where he pushes a murderer on a wall, to his surprise, and then the filming ends.
Then a graph of fluorescent lights is presented, along with the launch date of the series on February 7, immediately after the Super Bowl.
The post-Super Bowl time slot is one of the most coveted spots in television programming and many major networks use the time to either air a special episode of an existing series or to award a completely new one.
Among the shows that debuted after the annual sporting event are The A-Team, Family Guy and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The big premiere: the next show will start directly after the Super Bowl on February 7th
A good place: the time immediately after the annual sporting event has traditionally been used to broadcast a special episode of a series or to premiere a completely new one.
Solid cast: Other cast members in the upcoming series include Chris Noth and Lorraine Toussaint, among others
The development of the remake series was initially announced in November 2019, Latifah being the executive producer of the show.
After CBS placed a pilot order in January last year, the production team began preparing to begin filming in March before being delayed by the onset of the global pandemic; filming finally began later in the year.
Cast members Tory Kittles, Lorraine Toussaint and Liza Lapira, among others.
The Equalizer had previously been turned into a 2014 film starring Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz; the project received mixed reviews, but was successful at the box office.
The film, directed by Washington, gave rise to a sequel in 2018, which also had a good financial performance.
Stay safe: Filming was originally set to begin filming in March, but the impact of the global pandemic on the television industry forced filming to be postponed for several months.
Big screen: two spin-off movies inspired by the original show, premiered in 2014 and 2018; both were financial successes at the box office