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Director

“Extraction 2” Director Sam Hargrave on Lighting Chris Hemsworth on Fire, That Helicopter Scene & More

Extraction 2 is one of the most relentlessly action-packed movies of the summer, with the excitement of an 80s action epic paired with explosive, cutting-edge stunts that rival the thrills of Mission: Impossible and John Wick. In the second installment of the smash hit Netflix franchise, Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is back from the brink ...

By Kelle Long  |  June 30, 2023
Chris Hemsworth Teases Intense “Extraction 2” Action Scene

Chris Hemsworth knows his way around an action scene, but his work as Tyler Rake in the first Extraction was about as intense as it gets. Now, Hemsworth has teased a scene from Extraction 2, which will pick up sometime after the end of the first film, you know, after Rake was shot, fell off a bridge, and presumably ...

By The Credits  |  March 22, 2022

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Hair/Makeup

Makeup Artist Matteo Silvi Tries to Rough Up Chris Hemsworth in Extraction

Makeup artist Matteo Silvi is used to traveling the world on film assignments. For example, his recent work with actor Chris Hemsworth on Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Men in Black: International took Silvi to England, Scotland, Morocco, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. Extraction, which debuted this past Friday, April 24, is no different. ...

By Chris Koseluk  |  April 27, 2020

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Director

Stunt-Coordinator-Turned-Director Sam Hargrave on His Action-Packed Debut Extraction

If you’re searching for an edge-of-your-seat movie experience to escape the current COVID-19 reality for a couple of hours, look no further than Extraction, streaming on Netflix beginning April 24. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who is called upon to rescue the kidnapped son of an incarcerated crime lord. ...

By Julie Jacobs  |  April 24, 2020
See How Netflix’s Epic Action Film Extraction Was Made

Netflix’s upcoming high-octane action flick Extraction feels like the kind of relentless shot of cinematic adrenalin we could use right now. Directed by Sam Hargrave, longtime stunt coordinator on many of Marvel’s biggest films (he was both stunt coordinator and second unit director on Infinity War and Endgame), Extraction stars Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a black ...

By The Credits  |  April 14, 2020
Chris Hemsworth is a Mercenary With Nothing to Lose in Extraction Trailer

Perhaps what we need right now, those of us lucky enough to be able to stay home and practice social distancing, is a good, old-fashioned action flick. Something big. Something relentlessly entertaining. Something starring a well-known and liked star and written, directed and produced by folks who know their way around a spectacle. Well, we’ve ...

By The Credits  |  April 7, 2020