Hollywood
actor
Russell
Crowe
is
going
to
enact
the
role
of
Robert
McCall
in
a
movie
adaptation
of
the
American
television
series
'The
Equalizer".
The
film
is
scheduled
to
release
in
2011.
British
actor
Edward
Woodward
became
a
great
star
after
playing
the
role
of
Robert
McCall
in
the
TV
series.
Now,
the
Robin
Hood
actor
Russell
is
ready
to
fit
in
the
shoes
of
Edward.
David
Von
Ancken
is
directing
the
remake
of
the
'The
Equalizer",
which
was
a
crime
series
of
the
1980s.
McCall
is
a
secret
agent
of
an
anonymous
organization
that
supports
people
to
get
through
the
crimes,
by
becoming
their
'troubleshooter".
The
entire
storyline
of
the
film
adaptation
is
not
ready
yet.
However,
the
film
joins
the
bandwagon
of
the
1980s
classic,
which
are
being
remade
in
Hollywood.
Other
films
on
the
same
line
are
The
A-Team
and
The
Karate
Kid,
both
of
which
are
doing
good
business
at
the
Box
office.
Russell
Crowe
started
his
acting
career
with
the
Australian
TV
series
'Police
Rescue".
Then
he
appeared
in
Australian
films
and
started
acting
in
American
films
in
the
late
90s.
His
first
co-star
in
an
American
film
was
Denzel
Washington
in
Virtuosity.
In
1995,
he
acted
opposite
Sharon
Stone
in
The
Quick
and
the
Dead.
Russell
was
nominated
for
Oscar
three
times,
and
won
the
'Best
Actor" for
Gladiator
in
2001.