Further cementing his career second act as an action star, Denzel Washington is closing a deal to star in The Equalizer, a loose adaptation of the 1980s CBS series about a onetime military covert ops agent who helps civilians in need. No director is attached, but the current script was penned by Richard Wenk (The Mechanic, 16 Blocks).

http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/sony-pic...-the-equalizer/

(Who doesn't remember that show's memorable theme, scored by Stewart Copeland?)