Actor Denzel Washington hasn’t played too many villains in his various films . But two of his famous famous villain roles were characters his son helped persuade him to do.
How John David Washington convinced Denzel Washington to play two villain roles Denzel Washington | Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic
Washington has played a wide variety of roles, but some of his most memorable characters were his villains. His performance as Alonzo Harris in Training Day earned Washington his second Oscar win, and his first for Best Actor. But it was also a role that his son, John David, wanted Washington to do as well.
“He really pushed me to do three films,” Washington once told Female. “The other two were completely different. But he’s the one who really pushed me to do Training Day. He said, because you’ve never done anything like that.”
The other villain role that Washington did...
How John David Washington convinced Denzel Washington to play two villain roles Denzel Washington | Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic
Washington has played a wide variety of roles, but some of his most memorable characters were his villains. His performance as Alonzo Harris in Training Day earned Washington his second Oscar win, and his first for Best Actor. But it was also a role that his son, John David, wanted Washington to do as well.
“He really pushed me to do three films,” Washington once told Female. “The other two were completely different. But he’s the one who really pushed me to do Training Day. He said, because you’ve never done anything like that.”
The other villain role that Washington did...
- 7/27/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Ethan Hawke felt that his 2001 film Training Day was unique compared to other movies about cops. But he did feel that one Training Day scene was similar to the types of scenes he’d see in other generic police projects.
What Ethan Hawke considered the weakest part of ‘Training Day’ Ethan Hawke | Julie Sebadelha / Getty Images
Hawke asserted that Training Day was unlike his usual films. On the surface, the Antoine Fuqua feature was a film about two police officers investigating and stopping crimes. For the most part, Hawke avoided movies like these up until the Denzel Washington-led film. But Hawke believed that there was a fresh twist to a very familiar premise that made the movie attractive.
“I haven’t done a lot of what you would call genre movies. Training Day is a cop picture, and it’s really hard to make a cop picture that...
What Ethan Hawke considered the weakest part of ‘Training Day’ Ethan Hawke | Julie Sebadelha / Getty Images
Hawke asserted that Training Day was unlike his usual films. On the surface, the Antoine Fuqua feature was a film about two police officers investigating and stopping crimes. For the most part, Hawke avoided movies like these up until the Denzel Washington-led film. But Hawke believed that there was a fresh twist to a very familiar premise that made the movie attractive.
“I haven’t done a lot of what you would call genre movies. Training Day is a cop picture, and it’s really hard to make a cop picture that...
- 6/13/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Among the most entertaining categories at the MTV Movie and TV Awards every year is Best Villain, but for a category intended to be all in good fun, its history has included some pretty iconic characters, from Denzel Washington‘s Oscar-winning Detective Alonzo Harris in “Training Day,” to Heath Ledger‘s Oscar-winning Joker in “The Dark Knight,” to Tom Hiddleston‘s star-making Loki in “The Avengers.” Who will join their ranks this year?
Well, judging from the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, we can expect the title character from the campy horror film “M3GAN” to prevail. Voiced by Jenna Davis and embodied by Amie Donald, M3GAN is an artificially intelligent doll who becomes hostile. She’s backed by 12 of our Top 24 Users and a whopping 17 of our All-Star Top 24. This isn’t the first time a killer doll has been nominated: Brad Dourif contended in...
Well, judging from the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, we can expect the title character from the campy horror film “M3GAN” to prevail. Voiced by Jenna Davis and embodied by Amie Donald, M3GAN is an artificially intelligent doll who becomes hostile. She’s backed by 12 of our Top 24 Users and a whopping 17 of our All-Star Top 24. This isn’t the first time a killer doll has been nominated: Brad Dourif contended in...
- 4/20/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Burbank, Calif., January 17, 2023 – Training Day, starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke and directed by Antoine Fuqua, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack on February 28 and Digital on February 7, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ 2001 crime thriller Training Day was directed by Fuqua from a screenplay by David Ayer (The Fast & The Furious). Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris, and Hawke was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Office Jake Hoyt.
Training Day was produced by Bobby Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver. The film also stars Scott Glenn, Cliff Curtis (Live Free or Die Hard), Dr. Dre (Set It Off), Snoop Dog (The Wash), and Eva Mendes.
Ultra HD* showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic...
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ 2001 crime thriller Training Day was directed by Fuqua from a screenplay by David Ayer (The Fast & The Furious). Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris, and Hawke was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Office Jake Hoyt.
Training Day was produced by Bobby Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver. The film also stars Scott Glenn, Cliff Curtis (Live Free or Die Hard), Dr. Dre (Set It Off), Snoop Dog (The Wash), and Eva Mendes.
Ultra HD* showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic...
- 1/19/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Ever since there have been movies, there have been movie stars – and becoming one of the world’s greatest actors involves being able to be many things at once. For one, you have to be able to act – to really inhabit a character’s deepest emotions, to step into their skin so that the words on the page come across as lived and felt. Plus, you have to be able to take that technical mastery and apply it across multiple genres, from quiet character dramas to epic action-packed blockbusters. And on top of that, you have to have that thing that can’t really be learned, or taught – a charisma, a command of the camera, an energy that enlivens even the most stellar script, and makes audiences flock to the multiplex in their droves.
For Empire’s February 2023 issue, we asked readers to vote for the best actors of all...
For Empire’s February 2023 issue, we asked readers to vote for the best actors of all...
- 12/20/2022
- by Ben Travis, Sophie Butcher, Nick de Semlyen, James Dyer, John Nugent, Alex Godfrey, Helen O’Hara
- Empire - Movies
This post contains immediate spoilers for the ending of the 2001 film "Training Day."
The original "Training Day" movie, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, has an action-packed ending that involves a shootout, a foot chase, leaps from a building, a barking pit bull, punches and kicks, broken windows and windshields, and a car wreck. Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris, the corrupt cop who shows Hawke's rookie narcotics officer, Jake Hoyt, the ropes on the streets of L.A., only to betray him and leave him to be executed before a chance connection saves his life.
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The original "Training Day" movie, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, has an action-packed ending that involves a shootout, a foot chase, leaps from a building, a barking pit bull, punches and kicks, broken windows and windshields, and a car wreck. Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris, the corrupt cop who shows Hawke's rookie narcotics officer, Jake Hoyt, the ropes on the streets of L.A., only to betray him and leave him to be executed before a chance connection saves his life.
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- 4/15/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter
Esteemed actor Denzel Washington has an acting career that spans over four decades. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Private Silas Trip in the 1989 film "Glory," which earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor and paved the way for other defining roles throughout his extensive career. Washington went on to win an Oscar for best actor for his role as Alonzo Harris in "Training Day" (2001). Now, the two-time Oscar winner is nominated once again in the best actor category for his stunning portrayal of Lord Macbeth in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," a screen adaptation of Shakespeare's play by revolutionary filmmaker Joel Cohen.
Washington has certainly become one of the most famous and beloved actors in Hollywood history, and because of his household-name celebrity status, you would assume that most would get the basic details about him right, down to the pronunciation of his name.
Esteemed actor Denzel Washington has an acting career that spans over four decades. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Private Silas Trip in the 1989 film "Glory," which earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor and paved the way for other defining roles throughout his extensive career. Washington went on to win an Oscar for best actor for his role as Alonzo Harris in "Training Day" (2001). Now, the two-time Oscar winner is nominated once again in the best actor category for his stunning portrayal of Lord Macbeth in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," a screen adaptation of Shakespeare's play by revolutionary filmmaker Joel Cohen.
Washington has certainly become one of the most famous and beloved actors in Hollywood history, and because of his household-name celebrity status, you would assume that most would get the basic details about him right, down to the pronunciation of his name.
- 3/23/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Training Day is one of the gems of early 2000’s cinema. It featured both Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke at the height of their games and the movie displayed a raw and gritty take on what it meant to be a police officer in the modern age, not shying away from some of the harsh truths, even while it was exaggerating them.
The film, which was written by David Ayer and directed by Antoine Fuqua, went on to become a huge hit with fans and grossed more than $100 million at the box office. It was also a critical darling, with reviewers gushing over the no holds barred story.
Denzel Washington’s portrayal of the egomaniacal Detective Alonzo Harris was particularly lauded, with many calling it one of his best performances. Washington would go on to be nominated for a plethora of awards, too, including the Academy Award for Best Actor,...
The film, which was written by David Ayer and directed by Antoine Fuqua, went on to become a huge hit with fans and grossed more than $100 million at the box office. It was also a critical darling, with reviewers gushing over the no holds barred story.
Denzel Washington’s portrayal of the egomaniacal Detective Alonzo Harris was particularly lauded, with many calling it one of his best performances. Washington would go on to be nominated for a plethora of awards, too, including the Academy Award for Best Actor,...
- 10/11/2019
- by John Mason
- We Got This Covered
The 2001 Antoine Fuqua-directed film Training Day starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke might be getting a prequel. According to Collider, Warner Bros. has hired Black List scribe Nick Yarborough to write a prequel to the original film. The original film was written by David Ayer, and it’s an incredibly well-made movie!
The prequel story is to be “set nearly a decade earlier in late April of 1992, two days before the Rodney King verdict was delivered. Los Angeles was already a powder keg just waiting to explode that week, and the verdict led to the L.A. riots.” The film will follow a younger version of Washington’s Alonzo Harris.
There’s no word on if anyone involved with the original film will work on the sequel, but it’s safe to say that Washington or Hawke will not be back to reprise their roles. The report suggests that Denzel’s son,...
The prequel story is to be “set nearly a decade earlier in late April of 1992, two days before the Rodney King verdict was delivered. Los Angeles was already a powder keg just waiting to explode that week, and the verdict led to the L.A. riots.” The film will follow a younger version of Washington’s Alonzo Harris.
There’s no word on if anyone involved with the original film will work on the sequel, but it’s safe to say that Washington or Hawke will not be back to reprise their roles. The report suggests that Denzel’s son,...
- 10/10/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Antoine Fuqua‘s 2001 Training Day was a hit and won Denzel Washington a Best Actor Oscar – but is anyone eager for another film set in the same world? Warner Bros. certainly thinks so, and they’re currently developing a Training Day prequel. The prequel will follow a younger version of Washington’s character, corrupt cop Alonzo Harris, which […]
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The post ‘Training Day’ Prequel in the Works For Some Reason appeared first on /Film.
- 10/10/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
A prequel to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 Academy Award-winning crime drama “Training Day” is now in the works at Warner Bros. According to Collider’s Jeff Sneider, the prequel penned by Black List scribe Nick Yarborough will take place in Los Angeles in 1992 just two days before the Rodney King verdict, in which Lapd officers were acquitted of charges of the brutal beating of King, rocked the city and divided its citizens. This would set the film just on the eve of the La Riots that followed. The riots, which turned Los Angeles into a fiery war zone that left nearly no neighborhood unscathed, lasted nearly a week — and changed the face of the city forever. No word yet on any additional cast or crew attached to the upcoming “Training Day” prequel.
According to Sneider, the prequel will center on a younger version of Alonzo Harris, the shady, off-the-books narcotics detective...
According to Sneider, the prequel will center on a younger version of Alonzo Harris, the shady, off-the-books narcotics detective...
- 10/10/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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