’Training Day’ vs. ’The Equalizer’? Director Antoine Fuqua on Directing Denzel Washington

Director Antoine Fuqua breaks down a few of his best known titles, ’Training Day’ (2001), ’The Equalizer’ trilogy (2014, 2018, 2023), and ’Emancipation’ (2022). Fuqua tells IMDb what his first day directing Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke was like, which of Denzel’s roles he believes would win in a brawl, and why it’s important to portray realistic violence in his films.