Netflix released a behind-the-scenes featurette for Extraction 2 as part of the TUDUM Fan Event. Chris Hemsworth, whose fate in the 2020s was left to uncertainty Extraction, is set to reprise his role as the lead actor, Tyler Rake, in the sequel. Sam Hargrave also returns as director, with Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame) writing the screenplay. Golshifteh Farahani also reprises her role from the first film and is joined by Daniel Bernhardt and Tinatin Dalakishvili.
While not the official trailer, the Extraction 2 BTS look is full of action and promises a bigger and more exciting sequel. You can watch the clip below.
The official summary for Extraction 2 is reading:
After barely surviving the events of the first film, Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is back as the Australian Black Ops mercenary, tasked with another deadly mission: rescuing the battered family of a ruthless Georgian mobster from prison. where they are being held.”
Fans had speculated that Extraction 2 could serve as an origin story for Hemsworth’s mercenary, but there was probably a reason behind it Extractions open-ended: so Netflix could build a franchise around the movie in case it became a hit, which it did.
Extraction is currently the sixth most-watched movie on Netflix and was made on a significantly lower budget than the movies before it, such as Red notification and the gray man. Extraction also received positive reviews from fans and critics alike for its high-octane action sequences and Hemsworth’s commanding on-screen presence.
Extraction 2, like all good sequels, it aims to duplicate everything that made the original so much fun, in this case thrilling stunts and the John Wick-esque carnage. “A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into making this film,” Hemsworth said. TUDUM. And it can be clearly seen from the images we’ve seen so far.
Extraction had a memorable long take that was one of the film’s highlights, and the upcoming sequel plans to push the boundaries of filmmaking with an even more intricate and extreme action set, director Sam Hargrave mentions in the clip.
With gun-fu, hand-to-hand combat, helicopters landing on moving trains, car chases and prison battles, it seems Extraction 2 will give Mission: Impossible 7 and John Wick 4 a run for their money when it arrives next year. And most of the stunts are CGI-free, with Hemsworth performing most of it alone. “The end result will amaze people,” says Hargrave. Well, consider it bloated.
After the success of Extraction, it was a no-brainer for Netflix to green-light a sequel, but that won’t be all. According to Joe Russo, and Extraction shared universe consisting of original movies and spin-offs is in the works at Netflix.
“I’m still not going to commit because I think it’s more exciting to surprise people, but I’ll say this: We’re working on building out a universe of movies that might have some of the other characters from the first movie and some new ones. characters, and see more historical interaction between the characters, so if you’re interested in David Harbor’s character, you might see him in a future Extraction movie.”
Extraction 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, but Netflix has confirmed that the film will debut in 2023.