Last June 5, lucky fans of Chris Hemsworth were able to get up close to the Hollywood actor, who was in town along with director Sam Hargrave for the Asia Pacific red carpet premiere of their Netflix film Extraction 2.

The film is the sequel to the 2020 action thriller which stars Chris as mercenary Tyler Rake.

During the press conference, the Aussie actor revealed it was his first time in the Philippines. 

“I feel excited to be here. Thank you very much for the warm welcome,” Chris said.

Extraction 2 follows the story of Tyler Rake, who, after barely surviving the events of the first movie, is back as the Australian black ops mercenary, tasked with another deadly mission: rescuing the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held.

Director Sam Hargrave revealed the growth of Chris’s character in the sequel.

“In the first movie, it was really about dealing with guilt and the redemption and can one make up for a past mistake. Especially the one that really haunts him is losing his son.

“So in this movie we push that a little further and I feel like we’re exploring the impact of that on his life. But also on other people and how you have a family that you’re born into and also one that you choose.

“So we have this team around him, how does he interact with this family and then we bring in some other characters that he has to interact with that his decisions get affected as well. So it broadens that idea of redemption and family and we try to hit on that a little bit harder. It gives him a lot more breadth as well, a little wider, and deeper,” he explained.

After answering questions from the local and international media who flew in just for the press conference, Chris and Sam headed to SM Mall of Asia atrium where the APAC premiere of the film and fan event was held and over 800 lucky fans got to see their favorite stars walk the red carpet.

Both the Extraction star and director stepped out onto the red carpet to meet fans and gamely spent time signing posters and taking photographs. One lucky superfan even managed to go on stage for a snapshot with the stars.

During the fan event at the Mall of Asia, the red carpet was filled with local celebrities and influencers like Alden Richards, Jane de Leon, Miles Ocampo, Elijah Canlas, Maja Salvador, Derek Ramsay, Kris Bernal, Rayver Cruz, Rodjun Cruz, and Alodia Gosiengfiao-Quimbo.

Foreign action stars were also in attendance like Malaysia’s Aaron Aziz and Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin, and Thailand’s Ananda Everingham and Nawat Kulrattanarak who also had a special photo moment on stage with Chris and Sam.

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In Extraction 2, Chris reunites with director Sam Hargrave, with producers Joe and Anthony Russo. Joe Russo also wrote the story. 

Golshifteh Farahani reprises her role from the first film, with Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt and Tinatin Dalakishvili also co-starring.

Extraction was based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando León González. It is produced by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, Chris Hemsworth, Patrick Newall and Sam Hargrave, with Jake Aust, Benjamin Grayson, Steven Scavelli, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely as executive producers. 

Extraction 2 starts streaming on June 16, Friday, exclusively on Netflix.