Tag: Chris Hemsworth
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‘Extraction 2’: The Main Characters, Ranked by Likability
Ever since Extraction (2020), many fans and viewers have been wondering about the fate of Chris Hemsworth’s character, Tyler Rake. Having risked his life in a Keanu-Reeves-style fighting sequence, Tyler saved Ovi, even at the sacrifice of his own life. Extraction, as many viewers remembered, ended with Tyler getting shot fatally in the neck before…
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‘Extraction 2’ Wins Streaming and Boosts Netflix Originals
After three weeks of PVOD play, “John Wicker: Chapter 4”(now $5.99) returns to #1 on two of the three leading top ten charts with the lower price. Lionsgate delayed home availability for an unusual two months for this hit theatrical release, thus making an earlier than usual reduction of price unsurprising. Nor is its return…
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This Is the Funniest Thing That’s Ever Happened in a Horror Movie
The Cabin in the Woods (2011), directed by Drew Goddard, is a sharp horror-comedy movie with a brilliant twist. Offering a slick commentary on recognizable horror tropes and subgenres, it parodies typical horror elements from the isolated cabin to the classic jump scare and also underscores tired horror movie archetypes like the “dumb blonde” and…
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‘Extraction 3’ With Chris Hemsworth Coming to Netflix
Chris Hemsworth’s hit action franchise, “Extraction,” is getting a third adventure. The action star and director Sam Hargrave made the announcement at Netflix’s Tudum event on Saturday, following the June 16 premiere of “Extraction 2.”The first two films center on black ops mercenary Tyler Rake (Hemsworth). In the first film, Tyler takes on a mission…
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‘Extraction 3’ Announced, ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Update, First-Look At ‘Avatar,’ Linda Hamilton Joins ‘Stranger Things’ & More [Tudum]
Netflix’s big promotional event, Tudum, is underway in Brazil, and they’ve shared a heap of news about their upcoming slate of films and shows. The streaming giant assembled a massive crowd in São Paulo, and instead of everything being pre-recorded, they had a bunch of cast members there in person to speak about their various…
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This Chris Hemsworth Movie Pissed Off an Entire Country
Within weeks of its release on Netflix in 2020, Sam Hargrave’s directorial debut Extraction, which has a sequel out today, became one of the most streamed original films on the platform up until then. Written by Joe Russo, based on a 2014 graphic novel, the action thriller features a frequent collaborator of the Russo Brothers,…
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‘Extraction 2’ Ending Explained: An Offer Chris Hemsworth Can’t Refuse
Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Extraction 2.At the end of the first Extraction, Tyler Rake’s bloodied, shot-up body tumbles off a bridge into the waters below, with only the slightest hint that he somehow survived his epic rescue mission in a Bangladeshi city. Rake (Chris Hemsworth) did pull through, though, and now the…
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The Extraction Movies Would Be Nothing Without Golshifteh Farahani
Extraction became one of Netflix’s biggest original films and with good reason. It boasted brutal, bloody action courtesy of director Sam Hargrave. It had serious star power in front of the camera with Chris Hemsworth as the lead and behind the camera with Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Endgame, as producers. While…
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‘Extraction 2’ Review: Chris Hemsworth’s Actioner Cements Director Sam Hargraves Talents At ‘John Wick’-Like Levels
It’s no death-defying leap to state that we are currently in the middle of a blockbuster action revolution, in which former stunt performers and coordinators-turned-feature-directors have reminded us why we love explosive scenes, sharply executed fights, and over-the-top brawn. Although movie stars still help sell in these projects (often by boasting how much they do…
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Could the Best Training to Direct Movies Be Stunt Coordination?
When Netflix’s “Extraction” premiered in 2020, its elaborately constructed set pieces propelled it to become the streaming service’s most-watched original film to that point and marked director Sam Hargrave as a talent to watch. Hargrave and star Chris Hemsworth now return to the adventures of Australian black ops mercenary Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) for “Extraction 2,”…