{"id":151975,"date":"2021-01-11T22:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/"},"modified":"2021-01-11T22:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:00:59","slug":"why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Queen Latifah Is So Passionate About CBS&#8217; &#8216;The Equalizer&#8217; &#038; Robyn McCall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4428a7d9246\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4428a7d9246\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/#1_This_time_the_Equalizer_is_a_Black_woman\" >1. This time, the Equalizer is a Black woman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/#2Its_personal\" >2.It&#8217;s personal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/#3_McCalls_a_boss_at_work_but_not_at_home\" >3. McCall&#8217;s a boss at work but not at home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/#4_She_can_really_be_part_of_the_action\" >4. She can really be part of the action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-queen-latifah-is-so-passionate-about-cbs-the-equalizer-robyn-mccall\/#5Robyn_doesnt_work_alone\" >5.Robyn doesn&#8217;t work alone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why Queen Latifah Is So Passionate About CBS&#8217; &#8216;The Equalizer&#8217; &amp; Robyn McCall<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Superstar <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/queen-latifah\">Queen Latifah<\/a> brings her quiet confidence and don&#8217;t-mess-with-me vibe to this contemporary reimagining of the &#8217;80s TV thriller <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/show\/the-equalizer\"><i>The Equalizer<\/i><\/a>. She&#8217;s Robyn McCall, an ex-CIA officer finished with a rigged system where only the privileged get justice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see so many people with money and power doing whatever the hell they want,&#8221; Latifah says. &#8220;You watch a story on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and say, &#8216;Someone should do something about that.&#8217; That&#8217;s Robyn McCall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are five more reasons the Oscar nominee is so passionate about the show:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_This_time_the_Equalizer_is_a_Black_woman\"><\/span>1. This time, the Equalizer is a Black woman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Edward Woodward played Robert McCall in the original <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>; two films (2014, 2018) based on it starred <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/denzel-washington\">Denzel Washington<\/a>. &#8220;This is exciting for girl power, especially in this time where we see a lot of imbalance,&#8221; says Latifah, who notes women are working at every level behind the scenes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Its_personal\"><\/span>2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/>It&#8217;s personal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Filming in her home state of New Jersey, on streets she walked down with her family, reminds Latifah of life lessons she learned from her father, a police officer: &#8220;How to respect guns, and stick up for people who couldn&#8217;t stick up for themselves. As kids, my brother and I went through that, so we never liked bullies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the premiere, Robyn helps a young girl who&#8217;s on the run, framed for a crime and watching her future slip away \u2014 someone who would&#8217;ve touched Latifah&#8217;s late mother, a teacher. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_981900\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-981900\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-981900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Latifah The Equalizer Robyn McCall\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queen-latifah-equalizer-robyn-mccall-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-981900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Barbara Nitke\/CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_McCalls_a_boss_at_work_but_not_at_home\"><\/span>3. McCall&#8217;s a boss at work but not at home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Latifah loves the juxtaposition of a woman who is aces professionally but flummoxed by her teen daughter (Laya DeLeon Hayes). &#8220;Robyn is not a superhero. She&#8217;s strong, cool, skilled, tough but empathetic \u2014 and completely thrown off balance when dealing with her 15-year-old.&#8221; Robyn&#8217;s Aunt Vi (Lorraine Toussaint) helps.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_She_can_really_be_part_of_the_action\"><\/span>4. She can really be part of the action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As an avid motorcyclist, Latifah&#8217;s always ready to hop on Robyn&#8217;s BMW, but it doesn&#8217;t stop there: &#8220;We shoot, we run, we fight, things explode.&#8221;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Robyn_doesnt_work_alone\"><\/span>5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\/>Robyn doesn&#8217;t work alone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>McCall&#8217;s former boss, William Bishop (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/chris-noth\">Chris Noth<\/a>), is a mentor: &#8220;He protects her; she protects him,&#8221; Latifah says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_979172\" style=\"width: 1360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-979172\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-979172 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Latifah Chris Noth The Equalizer Robyn McCall William Bishop\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/THE_EQUALIZER-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-979172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Barbara Nitke\/CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And Robyn builds a team that includes martial arts expert and sniper Melody &#8220;Mel&#8221; Bayani (Liza Lapira) and hacker Harry Keshegian (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/adam-goldberg\">Adam Goldberg<\/a>). &#8220;Not everything is end-of-the-world. We laugh and have fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><em>The Equalizer<\/em>, Series Premiere, Sunday, February 7, after Super Bowl, CBS; Timeslot Premiere, Sunday, February 14, 8\/7c<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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