The five-year wait for the next Equalizer movie is almost over, with The Equalizer 3 being among 2023 new movie releases to hit theaters this weekend. However, the film’s director, Antoine Fuqua, has just been hit by a lawsuit from an alleged collaborator on the action thriller. Paul Lozada, who previously served as a police consultant on four of Fuqua’s previous films, claims that the filmmaker refused to pay or credit him for his contributions on The Equalizer 3.
Per a lawsuit that was filed to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday (via The Hollywood Reporter), Paul Lozada alleges that his expertise offered a “treasure trove of information” to the action film starring Denzel Washington, yet he was not credited, following being blown off by Fuqua regarding being paid for his contributions. Lozada is a former San Francisco Police Department officer who worked with the filmmaker on Training Day, Tears of the Sun, Brooklyn’s Finest and the first Equalizer film.
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