‘We were limping home most days’: Chris Hemsworth says action scenes in Netflix film Extraction were the most intense of his career… as he shares behind-the-scenes footage from set
Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has described the action scenes in his latest Netflix film Extraction as some of the most intense of his career.
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph this week, the 36-year-old spoke about the physical challenges of filming the movie.
‘I think if I added up every action film that I’d ever done or every piece of action I’ve ever done in a movie, it wouldn’t even come close to what we’ve done in the last nine weeks on this movie,’ the Australian actor said.
‘We were limping’ Chris Hemsworth, 36, (pictured) says fight scenes in his film Extraction were the most intense of his career in a new interview with The Sunday Telegraph this week
Chris, who plays damaged mercenary Tyler Rake in the film, is contracted to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord from India, which sees a number of action scenes.
‘We’re limping home at the end of most days, it’s the most complex, most real-life action I’ve ever done,’ he added.
Chris has been open about the fervor of the film project, also sharing behind-the-scenes footage of stunt men on the film on his Instagram.
Intense: ‘I think if I added up every action film that I’d ever done or every piece of action I’ve ever done in a movie, it wouldn’t even come close,’ the Australian actor said
In the footage, Chris can be seen looking nervous as two stuntmen crash into a green and gold tuk tuk while filming on location.
Chris can be seen mouthing ‘please don’t die’ while looking anxiously as the stuntmen skilfully crash into the taxi.
‘Quite happy to let the completely insane experts handle this particular shot! Guess it’s obvious by now this movie’s pretty stunt-heavy,’ Chris wrote.
Stunts: Chris has been open about the intensity of the project, with him also sharing behind the scenes footage of stunt men on the film on his Instagram
He added: ‘Our stunt team risked their lives and pushed their bodies to get some of these shots, and it’s truly incredible to see, truly painful to see actually!’
One of the men was Chris’ long-term stunt double Bobby Hanton, who the Australian actor said he was very grateful to have do the intense scenes for him.
Excitement is building with audiences for the new film, with the trailer showing Chris portraying a broken man with a death wish.
Rare: Chris shared behind the scenes footage from shooting the film, with him appearing nervous while watching the stuntmen
The teaser shows him jumping hazardously to the bottom of a murky river, which is later revealed to be due to losing his own son years ago.
As the trailer progresses, Tyler and the kidnapped boy cling to each other as they fight to escape the deadly world of weapon dealings and drug trafficking.
When the job goes south and the city goes into lockdown, Tyler must decide whether to abandon the boy in order to save himself.
Redemption: When the job goes south and the city goes into lockdown, Tyler must decide whether to abandon the boy in order to save himself
‘That kid is a walking corpse. There’s no way to protect him. The best thing you could do for that kid would be put a bullet in his brain,’ an informant tells Tyler.
More than just the average action flick, Extraction appears to delve deeper into the main character’s psyche as he decides whether he is worth redemption.
Despite the film being set in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, scenes for the movie were shot in Thailand and India.
Extraction begins streaming on Netflix on April 24.
Premiere: Extraction begins streaming on Netflix on April 24