DOT Desk: [2]The trailer for Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth, arrived on Wednesday and as fans expected, it was explosive. Extraction marks the debut of Dhaka as a prime setting in a major big-budget Hollywood film. [3]Naturally, fans from this part of the world were excited to see how their beloved city turns out to be in Hollywood’s lenses. They were not disappointed, mostly, reports The Daily Star.
[4]Extraction shows the chronicles of an extraction mission by the titular character, played by Chris Hemsworth, set in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It’s not new words by now that the movie was not actually shot in Dhaka, save a few drone shots over the Buriganga. Instead, the production team was crafty in recreating the streets of Dhaka in Ahmedabad of India. The brilliant set designers did a mighty good job in recreating the rickshaws, wall arts, CNGs and small elements that mark the identity of the city. [5] Extraction boasts a star-studded cast including Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi and David Harbour alongside Chris Hemsworth. The movie is set to release on Netflix on April 24.