{"id":33944,"date":"2023-06-16T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1846224"},"modified":"2023-06-17T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T14:03:10","slug":"extraction-2-ending-explained-what-happened-with-idris-elba","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/extraction-2-ending-explained-what-happened-with-idris-elba\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraction 2 ending explained: What happened with Idris Elba?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The action sequel has just landed on Netflix, but what does that ending mean? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 16 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>More than three years after Extraction was released on Netflix at the height of the first Covid lockdown, a sequel has arrived on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Extraction 2 ups the ante in terms of the high-octane action sequences \u2013 including a twenty-minute prison break oner \u2013 and also sees a couple of familiar faces join Chris Hemsworth in the cast, with Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba playing new roles.<\/p>\n<p>Although Elba\u2019s character has relatively limited screen time, he is key in terms of setting the plot in motion and also returns at the end of the film in rather intriguing circumstances after Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) has completed his mission.<\/p>\n<p>But what does his appearance mean? Read on to have the Extraction 2 ending explained.<\/p> <h2><strong>Extraction 2 ending explained: What happened with Idris Elba?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the end of the film, although they have successfully rescued Ketevan (Tinatin Dalakishvili) and her children from the threat posed by villain Zurab (Tornike Gogrichiani), Tyler Rake and his partner Nik (Golshifteh Farahani) are imprisoned \u2013 which to be honest isn\u2019t too surprising given their, ahem, rather law-breaking methods.<\/p>\n<p>But their stay in prison doesn\u2019t look like it will be a long one, because Idris Elba\u2019s mysterious character makes a sudden appearance in their cell and offers Tyler an interesting opportunity to work for his boss.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler still isn\u2019t sure exactly who Elba\u2019s character actually is, but he tells him that what matters most is \u201cwho he works for\u201d \u2013 claiming that he is in the employ of a \u201cgnarly motherf**ker\u201d whom Rake will love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\">\n<ul><li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/extraction-producer-idris-elba-spin-off-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Extraction producer teases Idris Elba spin-off: \u201cMore fun to be had\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/extraction-2-review-netflix\/&quot;\">Extraction 2 review: A satisfying sequel for Chris Hemsworth\u2019s mercenary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, we don\u2019t find out who this boss is, but it seems likely that any further sequels will find Tyler Rake working for this new person, most likely alongside Elba\u2019s character \u2013 whom producer Anthony Russo has also <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/extraction-producer-idris-elba-spin-off-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">teased could receive his own spin-off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s] a classic example of a character who doesn\u2019t have a whole lot of screen time, but the screen time that he does have is fascinating and he commands the screen,\u201d Russo explained during an exclusive interview with\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;ad-slot\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;ad-slot__container&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;article--inline--2&quot;\" class=\"&quot;dfp-ad&quot;\" data-google-query-id=\"&quot;CLWV39ffx_8CFV6ZJwIdiEINWg&quot;\">\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s part of the reason why we turned to him\u2026 just thinking about as we move forward with the storytelling, bringing in new elements into the narrative universe, that is very exciting, and combustible and intriguing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I just know when I watched him in this film, I feel like \u2018oh, geez, there\u2019s more fun to be had with him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, director Sam Hargrave added: \u201cWhat we wanted when we came up with [Elba\u2019s] character, is someone who\u2019s going to set this plot in motion and then give Rake an opportunity for another adventure should the second movie be a success.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6328493602112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Extraction 2 is streaming now on Netflix. <a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. 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