Extraction 2 Trivia | 27 facts about the Netflix original

“Extraction 2” is an action thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth that premiered on Netflix.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Extraction 2 is a 2023 American action thriller film
2. It is directed by Sam Hargrave
3. It is written by Joe Russo
4. The film is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman
5. It is a sequel to the 2020 film Extraction
6. Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa reprise their roles
7. With Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili and Idris Elba joining the cast
8. 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
9. In December 2020, the Russo Brothers stated that beyond the sequel they hope to develop a series of films set within the world of Extraction to not only explore some of the characters that were introduced in the first film but to potentially launch a cinematic universe
10. In January 2021, it was rumored that the Russo brothers were also working on an origin story for Randeep Hooda’s character Saju
11. Filming for the sequel was slated to begin in Sydney, Australia in September 2021
12. Measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic moved production to Prague
13. On November 29, 2021, Hargrave announced that principal photography had begun in Prague, Czech Republic, before Hemsworth announced that he began filming his scenes on December 4
14. Further shooting began in Vienna, Austria on January 28, 2022
15. It lasted until February 14, 2022
16. Scenes were shot at Donau City in the vicinity of the DC Towers
17. Filming officially wrapped on April 6, 2022
18. The film was shot on the ARRI ALEXA Mini LF cameras by implementing the same long-take strategies from the first film
19. Reshoots for the film took place in Prague in November 2022
20. Extraction 2 was released by Netflix on June 16, 2023, and is now available to stream on the platform
21. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 75% rating
22. Based on 84 critics’ reviews
23. With an average rating of 6.5/10
24. 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”
25. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100
26. Based on 29 critics
27. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”