Lapira says she feels fortunate to play opposite Adam Goldberg, who plays her hubby Harry and makes the interactions between their characters a joyful experience. Until that happens, Equalizer fans will continue to see the madly-in-love Mel and Harry as they help Robyn and each other. As the show goes on, my hope is that we’ll learn even more about Mel, where she comes from, and who her family is.” But including all of her background makes Mel a fully realized human being, and that feels good. She’s a New Yorker, and she is a hard-partying bartender. “There is more to Mel than her ethnicity. “It means so much to me to have my character be unambiguously Filipino,” Lapira beams. As The Express reported, the film was largely shot in and. Lapira, who is Filipino American, feels equally honored that her character Mel shares her heritage and that her name, “Bayani,” is authentically Tagalog. Sony Pictures Perhaps unusually for a blockbuster thriller, 'The Equalizer 2' didnt employ much sleight-of-hand with its filming. I’m so proud that we were able to do that.” The whole thing felt like a dance performance from a Broadway show. My stunt double was amazing, and she helped me and mirrored the choreography as I did it. “It was choreographed down to the last inch, and it was like learning a dance. “The fight choreography was so much fun,” the Unbelievable and Don’t Trust the B- in Apartment 23 alum shares. Without giving too much away, there is an impressive scene in the installment where a leather-clad Mel kicks the bad guy’s butt using sleek martial arts moves and hand-to-hand combat. He quits and takes out a newspaper advert offering his services to those who need it as The Equalizer. A follow-up debuted four years laterthe first sequel for both Washington and Fuquawhich sees Washington's lead character seeking revenge for the murder of a close friend, Susan Plummer ( Melissa.

The Equalizer‘s Tory Kittles Previews More McCall and Dante Collaborations, Possible Romantic Sparks Main Edward Woodward as Robert McCall: A veteran operative of The Company who becomes disillusioned with sacrificing ordinary people for the perceived greater good.

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