Arts & Entertainment

Denzel Washington Film Shot in Swampscott Gets Premier Date, Trailer

Some scenes in "The Equalizer" with Denzel Washington were shot in Swampscott last summer. It hits theaters this fall.

The Hollywood movie starring Denzel Washington that had some scenes shot in Swampscott last summer has a debut date and a trailer has been released online.

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Washington rehearsed a loud expletive-laden scene in the garage by the white clapboard home at 61 Magnolia Road, Patch reported last summer.

There was a big fishing boat with a center console was parked in the driveway and behind it and from inside the garage an actor swore loudly, presumably confronting another character in the movie during the shooting in Swampscott.

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Washington plays a character named McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston, according to a synopsis of the movie from Sony Pictures.

It is directed by Antoine Fuqua and is loosely based on a 1980s television series by the same name.


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