History Trivia / Extraction

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''Extraction'' was also the title of a spy thriller starring Creator/BruceWillis and Creator/KellanLutz and released in 2015. The two movies are otherwise unrelated.

** Early News on the films production had British Pakistani Jay Ali (Ray Nadeem of Daredevil Season 3) cast in the role presumably as Nik Khan.

* CreatorBacklash: Director Sam Hargrave regretted his decision to give Tyler a neck tattoo, as the make-up came off constantly and proved to be a continuity nightmare.

* {{What Could Have Been}}: During early production the film was named Dhaka and was going to only feature Bangladesh as the setting and Bangladeshi characters before switching Ovi and Saju to being Indian.

* {{What Could Have Been}}: During early production the film was named Dhaka and was going to only feature Bangladesh as the setting and Bamgladeshi characters before switching Ovi ans Saju to being Indian.

* {{Fake Nationality}}: Every Bangladeshi in the film is portrayed by an Indian actor excpet for Nik Khan whose actress is French Iranian.

** Bangladeshi filmmaker Raffael Ahsan was brought on as a translated for the script as Sam Hargrave insisted on accurate Bengalinto be spoken for the setting. Set none if the Indian cast could speak the langauge well enough for Ahsan. Ahsan hinted that Indian producer Pranav Sahni was brought on and had some influence on the casting which was bias for Indian actors over Bangladeshi ones.

* RealitySubtext: TheOner sequence was originally written as a traditional action set piece, but the team quickly realized that they couldn't afford to shoot the many different master and coverage shots it would have required. It was decided that the sequence would be shot like a oner instead so that the action would be seen from the perspective of a single camera, saving time and money.

* CreatorBacklash: Sam Hargrave regretted his decision to give Tyler a neck tattoo, as the make-up came off constantly and proved to be a continuity nightmare.
* FollowTheLeader: Sam Hargrave says that the extended and highly physical action sequences in ''Film/JohnWick'' paved the way for ''Extraction'''s fight and stunt choreography.

** Director Sam Hargrave worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on Creator/TheRussoBrothers' projects since ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. The Russos passed this film's script onto Hargrave, thinking that it would be a good fit for his directorial debut, and served as producers. Joe Russo also wrote the screenplay.

* CreatorBacklash: Sam Hargrave regretted his decision to give Tyler a neck tattoo, as the make up came off constantly and proved to be a continuity nightmare.

* FollowTheLeader: Director Sam Hargrave says that the extended and highly physical action sequences in ''Film/JohnWick'' paved the way for ''Extraction'''s fight and stunt choreography.
* ProductionPosse: Director Sam Hargrave worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on Creator/TheRussoBrothers' [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] projects since ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. The Russos passed this film's script onto Hargrave, thinking that it would be a good fit for his directorial debut, and served as producers. Hargrave then sought out Creator/ChrisHemsworth for the lead because he knew Hemsworth could bring the necessary physicality to the role from working with him on ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]]''.

* FollowTheLeader: Director Sam Hargrave says that the extended and highly physical action sequences in ''Film/JohnWick'' extended and highly physical action sequences paved the way for ''Extraction'''s fight and stunt choreography.

* FollowTheLeader: Director Sam Hargrave says that ''Film/JohnWick'''s extended and highly physical action sequences paved the way for ''Extraction'''s fight and stunt choreography.

* ProductionPosse: Director Sam Hargrave worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on Creator/TheRussoBrothers' [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] projects since ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. The Russos passed this film's script onto Hargrave, thinking that it would be a good fit for his directorial debut, and served as producers. Hargrave then sought out Creator/ChrisHemsworth for the lead because he knew Hemsworth could bring the necessary physicality to the role from working with him on ''Film/AvengersInfintyWar'' and ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]]''.