Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Roundup: Punishment) is taking the lead in Extraction: Taigo, a spin-off of Netflix’ action film franchise Extraction that started with 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2 (and a third one is currently being produced).
In the upcoming film, Ma Dong-seok will star opposite Lee Jin-wook (The Target), as a mercenary who undertakes a dangerous mission to rescue a kidnapped comrade (via Chosun Biz).
Also starring is Thai pop star Lisa (Pranpriya Manobal or Lalisa Manobal), a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink. Extraction: Taig will mark her first acting appearance since Season 3 of the HBO hit series, The White Lotus.
Directing Extraction: Taig is Lee Sang-yong, who is perhaps best known for 2022’s The Roundup and 2023’s The Roundup: No Way Out. Penning the film is actor/screenwriter Cha Woo-jin, who wrote The Roundup: No Way Out.
Fight choreography is handled by Iko Uwais’ (The Raid) own Uwais Team (Headshot), so audiences shouldn’t be let down in the action department (via MAAC).
Extraction Taigo is one of the many films being produced by Asia Media Alliance Group and Jakarta-based Nation Pictures, the companies behind the upcoming The Man from Nowhere remake and Pendekar: Warrior, as reported by Variety.
The original two Extraction films were directed by Sam Hargrave (Unlucky Stars) and starred Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Golshifteh Farahani (Body of Lies).
Footnote: Calling this film a spin-off feels like a stretch, especially since Ma Dong-seok and Lee Jin-wook weren’t part of the original entries, suggesting that Extraction: Taigo is connected to the franchise in name and premise alone. Brand recognition works.
Extraction: Taigo is officially in production. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. For now, we leave you with the Trailers to the originals, as well as The Roundup: No Way Out:
I know it’s supposedly a spin off in name and theme only but fingers crossed they use it as a set up (like a Chris Hemsworth post credits apperance) for a potential 3rd film in which we get them both tearing it up in South Korea.
Poor choices of career.
From South Korean big movie star to Meatflix whatever.
But it must pay well.
Oh, I’m sure they pay well. I don’t think there is much financial oversight over there at all, the way they throw money around.
I still want to know how David Fincher’s relatively low-key THE KILLER cost $175 million. I know he does a million takes, but come on!
Those EXTRACTION movies are amazingly entertaining.
If they can bring that level of production and inventiveness to this then it will be well worth a watch.
100% agree with you, man!
A simulated one-take action sequence with Ma Dong-seok plowing through bad guys would be great. The formula just needs to be changed up so that he’s doing more than punches. Sam Hargrave’s action team should be brought in to make it happen.
Ma dong-seok choreographed by Iko Uwais and his team? That would be amazing! The only thing better than that is if Iko had a role in the movie, and there was a big ass fight scene with the two of them.
Who cares about this garbage.
Give us Extraction 3 already with Chris Hemsworth.
You should give yourself a name. Your opinions will hold more weight.