The best action movie trailer of all time has been released

Stephen Porzio

It is a truly jaw-dropping teaser.

A new trailer has hit the web for the Netflix action sequel Extraction 2 this week and it sure does look incredible.

The original was released in 2020 and starred Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame as Tyler Rake, an Australian black ops mercenary assigned a mission to save an Indian crime lord’s kidnapped son in Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Written by Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame) and directed by stuntman Sam Hargrave, the movie received solid reviews and was a massive hit for the streaming service, being watched by 99 million households within the first four weeks of its release.

As such, Netflix green-lit a follow-up that will see Hemsworth back as Rake, who has been tasked with another deadly mission. This time, he must rescue the family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held.

Indeed, the official teaser trailer for Extraction 2 mostly consists of footage of what appears to be a riot in that jail. And what is amazing about the clip is that it plunges viewers without warning almost immediately into the brutal but beautifully coordinated action.

Through swirling long camera takes, we witness Rake fight numerous men using only his hands and feet and whatever weapons he can get a hold of (e.g. knives, grenades and in one moment, a riot shield). This is as chaos and explosions erupt around him, causing one of his fists to eventually catch on fire.

This is before we get to the trailer stinger. A snippet of another action sequence, here we see Rake in an unbroken camera shot shoot down a helicopter from a train via a mounted machine gun.

Along with Hemsworth, both Russo and Hargrave are back for Extraction 2 on writing and directing duties. Adam Bessa (Mosul) and Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson) will also reprise their roles from the first movie, with Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) joining the cast for the sequel.

Extraction 2 will premiere on Netflix on 16 June. You can check out the trailer below.

Earlier in the week, JOE wrote about the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in a separate article. Meanwhile, here are some of the other big teasers released in the world of movies and TV this week.

Blue Beetle

Starting off with movies, this upcoming superhero flick is based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes aka Blue Beetle (Xolo Maridueña) and will land in Irish cinemas on 18 August.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Harrison Ford’s final outing as the famous adventurer and archeologist, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny arrives in theatres on 30 June.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Another superhero movie, this animated sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will sling onto cinema screens on 2 June.

Sunlight

This Irish drama tells the story of two best friends (Barry Ward and Liam Carney), one of whom gets a terminal diagnosis.

Sunlight opens in Irish and UK cinemas on 16 June.

A Small Light

Moving onto TV, this biographical drama miniseries tells the story of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who is asked by her employer Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) to shelter his family during World War II.

It will premiere on 2 May on Disney+.

Ahsoka

Rosario Dawson stars in this spin-off of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian that will premiere on Disney+ in August.

The Diplomat

This new Netflix political thriller stars Keri Russell as a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she is unsuited for in the midst of an international crisis.

It lands on the streamer on 20 April.

Fatal Attraction

This TV reboot of the ’80s hit erotic thriller film premieres on Paramount+ on 1 May.

Secret Invasion

Samuel L. Jackson leads the cast of this MCU series debuting on Disney+ on 21 June, reprising his role as Nick Fury.

Silo

In this Apple TV+ sci-fi series premiering on 5 May, people live in a giant silo underground with several regulations which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and ruined world on the surface.