Extraction 2 is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo.
It is the sequel to Extraction, where Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa reprise their roles from the first film, while Tornike Gogrichiani, Tornike Bziava, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Daniel Bernhardt, Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba appear in pivotal roles.
In the film, Tyler Rake is initially hired to rescue the family of an abusive crime lord from a prison in Georgia.
By December, Joe and his brother Anthony hoped that the sequel would develop the characters enough to start a cinematic universe.
Filming was scheduled to begin in Sydney in September 2021, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually started in Prague in November, before concluding in Vienna in April 2022.
After barely surviving a previous mission in Dhaka, Tyler Rake retires from mercenary work to a cabin in Austria to recuperate.
Refusing to accept defeat, Zurab kills Avtandil and contacts Tyler, telling him to meet at a nearby airfield next to a church.
In May 2020, it was reported Joe Russo had been hired to write a sequel to the film, with the intention of both Sam Hargrave and Chris Hemsworth returning.
[8] Filming for the sequel was slated to begin in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in September 2021, but measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic moved production to Prague.
The website's consensus reads: "Bigger, bolder, and in some respects even better than its predecessor, Extraction 2 is an over-the-top action thriller done right.
"[19] The Indian Express wrote "Extraction 2's relatively restrained final showdown can't help but feel a little anticlimactic.
"[20] Critic Matt Donato of IGN opined "Some of that is lost in the annoyingly shaky camera and a few effects shots are questionable, but thankfully, the important things are done right.
"[21] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu opined "But for everything Extraction 2 lacks, the awesome action set-pieces that are unique to the franchise almost make up for it.