CULVER CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Pictures Entertainment) "Guts Over Fear," the new single from
Eminem featuring Sia, has just launched to great success as a digital download, with near universal acclaim and over 247,000 downloads worldwide. Moviegoers will hear the song in the upcoming film The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, in theaters
September 26.
"By the end of The Equalizer, Denzel's character of Robert McCall will have to embrace who he really is, but also transform himself into a man on a tireless and continuing pursuit of justice. Like the title of Eminem's song, that's ultimately a story of guts over fear - for this character, the driving force of his life becomes using his skills to help the truly powerless," says Antoine Fuqua, director of The Equalizer. "It's the perfect song to end the film. It's powerful, a great song, but more importantly, it captures the themes of the movie and the choices that Robert McCall has made, and it leaves the audience feeling elated."
The song is also the first release from the upcoming ShadyXV, a two-CD compilation marking the 15th anniversary of Eminem's Shady Records imprint. The collection is comprised of an album of the label's greatest hits - including classics such as 50 Cent's "
In Da Club" and Eminem's "
Lose Yourself" - plus an album of new material from Eminem, Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, D-12 and
Yelawolf as well as special guest-artist collaborations. ShadyXV (Shady Records/Interscope Records) is set for release November 24, 2014.
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë
Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by - he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Richard Wenk. Based on the Television Series Created by Michael
Sloan and Richard Lindheim. Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Denzel Washington, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge, and Michael Sloan. Executive producers are Ezra Swerdlow,
David Bloomfield, and Ben Waisbren. The film is a Columbia
Pictures presentation in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures.
