Fans have enjoyed the first two Extraction movies at Netflix, starring Chris Hemsworth in the lead role of Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary. The second film raised the stakes, adding Idris Elba to its cast, and fans of the franchise were excited to hear that a third film was in the works. Unfortunately, due to the lengthy Hollywood strikes, Extraction 3 was taken off the schedule and put on the back burner, but Netflix’s Head of Film, Scott Stuber, has given us an update.
Stuber attended an event with Collider, and when asked about the threequel, he said:
“You know, you’ve got to find the right thing. I think the second one was so good because it was emotional and complex. It kind of reminds me of when I worked on the Bourne movies. Tony Gilroy did such a good job on the second one of making it emotional and making that kind of activate around Franka [Potente’s] death. So, this one had the same kind of familial background around Chris [Hemsworth’s] motivation. Getting Idris [Elba] into the franchise was an interesting way to kind of evolve it. So we’re waiting on the script and working hard, but aspiration would be great to get it back. I mean, what those guys have done has been really great in that franchise.”
Stuber went on to admit that the Extraction team “lost some momentum” due to the ongoing strike, and this is part of the reason why Extraction 3 hasn’t been officially put on the Netflix schedule. He revealed that the hope is that, as soon as actors manage to reach a deal for fair compensation, it’ll be time to finally get “Back to what everybody does best, which is storytelling.”
You can stream Extraction and Extraction 2 on Netflix now. We will let you know as any news develops on the third film in the franchise.