*CBS is preparing a potential reboot of the TV series “The Equalizer” with Queen Latifah set to star and executive produce.
According to Variety, the new series is described as a reimagining of the classic TV show in which Latifah portrays a mysterious but highly skilled figure who helps those with nowhere else to turn.
The original series starred Edward Woodward and ran for four seasons on CBS between 1985 and 1989. It was then adapted into two feature films starring Denzel Washington.
News of the series reboot with Latifah already has some folks crying foul.
“I liked Latifah as a rapper, but that’s all. Washington was ok as McCall. But why do we have to keep interjecting political correctness into everything. I promise you this series will fail. People who remember the original series liked it because of Woodward. But try as you may,” wrote one commenter about the casting news on Deadline. Another added, “Just stop with the PC reboots. Please!”
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A third wrote “Now more than ever, we need am Equalizer to fight for Truth and Justice for ordinary individuals. Not sure about the casting, (they’re being Smart not trying to clone Edward Woodward, and they better not name the lead character Roberta Mcall), but whether the show connects with viewers will probably depend on the writing…and there are plenty of contemporary issues and problems to create stories around. I’m taking a ‘wait and see ‘ attitude, but I’ve got my fingers crossed.”
And yet another critic had this to say: “No! Just no. Nothing against the queen. But this lazy male to female switch in this cancel culture man hating #me too era has got to stop. Its ruining everything. killed the terminator and killed star wars. Now your killing denzel?!?!?! How dare you!!!!”
It seems many folks are just not down with Hollywood’s seemingly overzealous PC Agents/diversity push.
“So changing the character to a black man for a couple of movies wasn’t enough. Now the character has been turned into a black woman too. Huh. I would have just thought they’ve had skipped straight to making the character trans. They’re all the rage at the moment. Maybe next season…,” one online reader reacted to news of series reboot.
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