Before updating you with Denzel Washington upcoming movies, let’s have a quick look at the actor’s persona.
Denzel Washington is a famous American actor, producer and director. During his long film career, he achieved numerous recognition and award in his name.
For example, he has received as many as 3 Golden Globe awards along with 2 highly prestigious Academy Awards in the category of performing best acting skills as a supporting actor.
He was chosen twice for the 1989 released drama film Glory and then for his flawless acting while performing the role of a corrupt cop in the 2001 released thriller Training Day.
In his early years of struggle in 1980’s, the star actor had to face much critical acclaim for working in films. This was primarily happened after he portrayed like real-life personalities.
Some of them are like SA (South African) activist named Steve Biko in the 1987 released movie Cry Freedom, another such activist who was a human rights activist and a Muslim worker by the name Malcolm X in his 1992 released film on the activist name as Malcolm X (1992) and boxer Hurricane” Carter in his 1999 released film Hurricane and many others.
Denzel has been featured many a times as an actor in the movies produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, along with being a spectacular collaborators of directors including Antoine Fuqua, Tony Scott and Spike Lee.
In the year 2016, he was selected for the lifetime achievement award – Cecil B. DeMille.
Early Life and Hollywood Career
Danzel Washington was born in New York (NY) on December 28, 1954. He’s the son of ‘Denzel Hayes Washington Sr’ who hailed from Virginia and worked as a Pentecostal minister in New York (NY) water department.
He also worked at a local department store as well. His mother, Lennis owned a beauty parlor. She hailed from Georgia.
Washington got his primary education from Grimes school until 1968. At 14 years of his age, his parents divorced and then he was sent to a private preparatory school that was in NY. Washington considers this change as the one that changed his life.
Before we move ahead to discuss Denzel Washington upcoming movies, let’s take a quick look at his film career.
Film Career
Washington got his major career break when he performed in St. Elsewhere (television series of hospital drama by NBC) till 1988.
In the same ways, he appeared on some other television shows in the initial part of his career.
From 1990s, he started appearing in films. Some of his memorable films include Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), He Got Game (1998), Remember the Titans (2000) and many more.
Some of his recent releases include Man on Fire (2004), 2 Guns (2013), The Magnificent Seven (2016).
Denzel Washington upcoming movies 2017
Before moving ahead, let’s update you with Denzel Washington upcoming movies 2017. Albeit, the Hollywood star featured in a plethora of movies in 2017 but we will highlight only the selected ones that performed well at the box office. For example, Iceman Cometh, and many more.
Denzel Washington upcoming movies 2017, 2018, 2019
THE EQUALIZER 2 (2018)
Movie Name: The Equalizer 2
Genre: Action Thriller
Released Date: July 20, 2018
Directed By: Antoine Fuqua
Produced By: Tony Eldridge, Alex Siskin, Todd Black, Denzel Washington, Steve Tisch
Casts: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Melissa Leo
Movie Info- The upcoming movie “The Equalizer 2” is an American action thriller directed by none other than Antoine Fuqua.
It’s based on the television serial on the same name and also happens to be the sequel to the 2014 released film- The Equalizer.
As per the recent updates, the upcoming movie is expected to release on Sony Pictures in July this year.
The sequence of events happened such a way that Sony had to shift the release date from September 29, 2017 to September 14, 2018, and finally to August 3, 2018.
But now, the release has been finalized and is going to fall in July, 2018. Take a look at the new Equalizer 2 trailer.
Journal for Jordan
This will again be one of the Denzel Washington upcoming movies where he will be featured as Robert McCall. It’s going to be the sequel of a 2014 hit movie.
In the previous installment, it showed how Robert completely devoted himself serving for the oppressed and exploited ones. Now, it is to be seen how far he has to go, especially when he loves someone.
As per the details, the audience may expect almost the same action that happened in the last franchise.
As per deadline, Denzel Washington will be directing as well as playing the central lead in this future Journal for Jordan project.
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