Equalizer 3 Casts Denzel's Man on Fire Co-Star Dakota Fanning

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Dakota Fanning is joining her Man on Fire co-star Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3. The duo first starred together in 2004's Man on Fire from director Tony Scott, which had Washington playing a former CIA operative who is hired as private security to protect Fanning, the daughter of a high-profile Mexican businessman. When things go wrong and she's kidnapped, Washington goes on a no-holds-barred suicide mission to rescue her. Fanning was 10 years old when they made the film, which served as one of many performances that elevated the young artist's career.

Washington starred in the last two films in The Equalizer franchise, both directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). They follow the exploits of Robert McCall (Washington), a former U.S. Marine turned CIA intel officer who uses his skills to enact vigilante-style justice on criminals who think they're above the law, typically in an effort to help out someone less fortunate. The Equalizer was originally a TV series in the 80s that starred Edward Woodward and has since been revived in TV form with Queen Latifah as the new Equalizer.

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Fanning is now joining Washington in the franchise as she will co-star with the actor in The Equalizer 3 (per Deadline). The Man on Fire reunion will be nearly 20 years in the making by the time the film is released, which is currently slated to debut on September 1st, 2023. Richard Wenk, who scripted the last two films, is writing the third entry with director Antoine Fuqua back behind the camera. The plot is being kept under wraps and no details were given on specifics for Fanning's part, but it's likely she'll play a character in need of McCall's help to some degree, as the franchise