The very fact that this is a possibility is a strange factor to contemplate in the direct wake of the presidential election and the subsequent inauguration of the first Black and Asian person, also a woman, to the vice presidency. Presumably more people will welcome the chance to watch a female "Equalizer" at least once than who will dismiss it out of hand, if past instance of bigoted outcries from pop culture fandom tell us anything. Bet on it, even though McCall has already been resurrected by Denzel Washington, Black man.
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although series co-creators Richard Lindheim and Michael Sloan were obviously influenced by the iconic spy when they dreamed up their original vigilante.īut if Bond fanatics flipped out at the news of Lashana Lynch assuming the 007 designation for the upcoming film "No Time to Die," history and knee-jerk habit tell us that some portion of the TV viewership will balk at seeing a Black woman in this role.
The popularity of "The Equalizer" is modest compared to, say, James Bond . Latifah is stepping into an arena already traveled by other Black actors by playing a legacy role originally played by Edward Woodward. Only now, in 2021, the hero goes by Robyn McCall, not Robert, and is played by Queen Latifah instead of a steely Brit. It's still a simplistic action-heavy spectacle that isn't shy about showing its heroic protagonist use any means necessary to protect the downtrodden with nowhere else to turn. The story still follows the exploits of McCall, a former covert operative turned guardian angel for the poor and exploited. Strip down " The Equalizer" to its bones and the reboot debuting Sunday after the Super Bowl isn't very far removed from the original series, which aired between 19.
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