Joe Russo has given a promising update on Idris Elba’s role alongside Chris Hemsworth inExtraction 3, and it sounds like it’ll live up to the tease from the last movie’s cliffhanger ending.Elba had a cameo appearance inExtraction 2as an unnamed stranger. At the beginning of the sequel, Elba shows up to recruit Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake for his latest mission: to get his ex-wife’s sister and her kids out of the dangerous Georgia prison where they were being held.
Elba reappeared atthe end ofExtraction 2for another exposition dump. Following a showdown with the villains, Tyler and his partner-in-crime Nik Khan were captured and sent to prison. But shortly thereafter, they were sprung from prison to meet with Elba’s mysterious character, who offered them another mission in exchange for their freedom. This was an exciting tease forExtraction 3, and the threequel’s most recent update confirms that the filmmakers have a plan to follow up on it.
Extraction 3 Will Pay Off The Previous Movie’s Idris Elba Character Tease
Joe Russo Has A Plan For Idris Elba’s Extraction Character
Russo has recently provided an update onExtraction 3, confirming that the threequel will begin filming next year. In the same interview withCollider,Russo confirmed thatExtraction 3will follow up on Elba’s characterand the cliffhanger tease from the last movie. When asked about Elba’s role, Russo said, “Yes, we know who that character is. It was built that way. If you like that relationship between Idris and Chris, you’re gonna enjoy Extraction 3.” It doesn’t sound likeExtraction 3will keep Elba’s role shady and mysterious; it sounds like it’ll just dive right into the character.
Yes, we know who that character is. It was built that way. If you like that relationship between Idris and Chris, you’re gonna enjoy Extraction 3.
Extraction 3was officially confirmedat the Netflix Tudum festival in June 2023. Hemsworth is reprising his role as Tyler and Sam Hargrave is back in the director’s chair. But Russo’s latest update is the most solid information since that initial announcement.IfExtraction 3is filming next year, then it could be gearing up for a 2026 release, which would keep up the series’ once-every-three-years release model. If it films early enough in the year, it could even be ready for a late 2025 release.
What To Expect From Idris Elba’s Role In Extraction 3
Extraction 3 Will Send Tyler Rake On Another Extraction Mission To Earn His Freedom
InExtraction 2, Elba’s character offered to free Tyler and Nik from prison in exchange for pulling off another extraction mission. So, it looks likeExtraction 3will send Tyler off on another quest to recover a high-profile mark from a dangerous location.It seems as though Elba will act as Tyler’s handler rather than joining him in the field, which is similar to Elba’s role alongside Hemsworth in theThormovies. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elba’s Heimdall is Thor’s eyes and ears who sends him in and out of battle.
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The followup to the 2023 film, Extraction 3 was announced at Netflix’s summer Tudum event, with Chris Hemsworth returning to reprise his role as the black ops mercenary Tyler Rake, with Sam Hargrave returning to direct.
