Early in 2020, when it seemed like we might be deprived of fun, new movies, Netflix released Extraction. The action-packed feature stars Chris Hemsworth, is written by Joe Russo, and directed by Sam Hargrave. With a compelling, streamlined story and plenty of bone-crunching, nerve-rattling, attention-grabbing action set pieces, Extraction quickly became one of the biggest movies ever released on Netflix. Not long after its late April release, a sequel to Extraction was greenlit at Netflix with Russo and Hargrave set to return to their respective roles. (It's still unclear if Hemsworth will be back, especially with Extraction's cliffhanger ending.) Since we learned Extraction 2 was a go back in April 2020, the movie has been suspended in the early stages of production. Russo is still working on the script (although fans still have zero idea what to expect story-wise) and, as of December 2020, the word on the street was that filming would kick off some time in late 2021.

Collider's own Steven Weintraub wanted to get some more answers about Extraction 2 during a recent extended interview with Hargrave. One of the first things we wanted to nail down with Hargrave was the expected filming start date. When asked if it was still the case that Extraction 2 would film in the fall of this year, the director replied,

"[That's] still the case, COVID-pending. That's kind of everyone's little caveat right now, but we're moving forward on it as if we're shooting in the fall. Joe [Russo] is still finalizing the script. We're all excited to read it. I've read different iterations, but I'm excited to read what he turns in. We're all looking forward to getting back in the saddle and hopefully bringing another action-packed adventure in the 'Extraction' universe."

Beyond the plans for filming, we were also interested in gleaning as much information as possible about what to expect from the new movie. So, what was Hargrave able to tell us?

Well, for starters, we're endlessly curious about the kind of action we can expect from Extraction 2. So, we decided to ask Hargrave about it directly. Is he thinking about how he can up the ante on the action scenes in the Extraction sequel? Have there been talks about the action with other Extraction 2 team members? According to Hargrave,

"We talked about that extensively. Truthfully, I always walk around my house or walk around town looking for ways to do something fun or different with action. I kind of think as if there's a camera behind my eyes all the time like, 'What would be an interesting way capture this?', 'Oh, that'd be cool.' So I'm always cataloguing and trying to get different, fun ways to capture action and different action set pieces that would be great. Joe and I talked alot about that, pitched some ideas, bounced them around, and I'm just excited for the challenge."

Hargrave continued, "It is the difficult thing, right? But the beauty of all these different, great action films is they challenge filmmakers — myself included — to raise the bar. Like, how are we going to raise the bar when there's a lot of movies that have come out. Even since Extraction, a lot of movies have come out and been pushing the envelope and we gotta push back. We gotta keep elevating the level of action."

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