Delayed sequel to Gerard Butler’s underrated 2020 disaster movie starts filming soon

Greenland: Migration is in the works

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The long-delayed sequel to the Gerard Butler-led disaster pic Greenland is set to start filming soon.

Titled Greenland: Migration, the sequel reunites Butler with director Ric Roman Waugh and writer Chris Sparling who co-wrote the new screenplay with Mitchell Lafortune. Production is set to begin in April.

The 2020 film saw Butler star John Garrity, a structural engineer who, along with his wife Allison (Morena Baccarin) and diabetic son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd), must flee Atlanta and find safety after a comet threatens to destroy the planet. The cast also included David Denman, Hope Davis, Roger Dale, Andrew Bachelor, Merrin Dungey, Holt McCallany, and Scott Glenn.

The pic was originally scheduled for a US theatrical release before being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and heading to streaming on Max and Prime Video, earning around $32 million from VOD sales. Greenland was released to international audiences later in 2020, earning $52 million at the global box office against a $35 million budget. Critics praised the film, calling it a “B-level blockbuster.”

PerVariety, the sequel, first announced in 2021, takes place directly after the end of the first film and sees the Garrity family embark on a “perilous journey across what’s left of Europe to find a new home.” Butler and Baccarin are confirmed to reprise their roles.

Greenland: Migration does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our list of the most excitingupcoming moviesin 2024 and beyond, or, skip right to the good stuff with our list ofmovie release dates.

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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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