Equalizer (TF1): how did Chloë Grace Moretz prepare for her role?

The end-of-year celebrations are officially over and the start of the school year is fast approaching. In the meantime, TF1 decides to prolong the pleasure with the broadcast ofEqualizer by Antoine Fuqua this Monday, January 2, 2023 at 9:10 p.m., and in which Denzel Washington does not give details in the skin of Robert McCall, an urban vigilante. Something to clear your head before heading back to work. Alongside Denzel Washington, voted best actor of the 21st century by The New York Times, Chloë Grace Moretz plays Teri, a young prostitute who crosses paths with Robert McCall one evening at the restaurant. From there, the latter resumes his role as a special forces agent working for the CIA…

Equalizer: Antoine Fuqua finds Denzel Washington

Long before Robert McCall hit the big screen in 2014, in 2018 in Equalizer 2 then soon in 2023 for a third part, Equalizer is first a television series broadcast in the 80s on CBS in the United States. Note: the creators of the original series, Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, are also involved in the production of the film adaptation by Antoine Fuqua. A nice wink! And, originally, New Zealand actor Russell Crowe (Gladiator) was expected to play the character of Robert McCall. Finally, Antoine Fuqua will find Denzel Washington, 13 years after the electric Training Day which had earned him the Oscar for best actor in 2002. Chloë Grace Moretz, revealed in Kick-Ass in 2010, therefore completes the cast.

Equalizer: preparing Chloë Grace Moretz for her role

In EqualizerChloë Grace Moretz, a time anticipated for the live action of The little Mermaid, takes on the features of a young Russian prostitute under the protection of Robert McCall after she reveals to her the threats that surround her. Feminist at heart, Chloë Grace Moretz did not hesitate to accept this role which was particularly close to her heart. Indeed, she had already publicly displayed her support for the movement #HeForShe by Emma Watson, proof of a strong attachment to the status of women in society. “That’s what I liked about the script. She’s a girl who’s been sexualized by life, but the movie completely desexualized her. You don’t see that with a lot of young female characters in general, but especially when playing a prostitute..”, declared the interpreter of Carrie, in a remake of the cult film by Brian De Palma, to MTV. Thus, to better get into the skin of her character, the actress had come into contact with Children of the Night, an organization which supports young girls wishing to abandon the world of prostitution. “Meeting them not only helped me to interpret Teri with the greatest sincerity and to show who she really is, but it also allowed me, from the top of my 16 years, to realize my luck and to highlight the work carried out by this organization“, she also explained.