Gerard Butler’s New Submit-Apocalyptic Thriller Debuts With Strong Rotten Tomatoes Rating

Gerard Butler will kick off 2026 with a robust begin in gentle of the primary opinions for Greenland 2: Migration.

Butler and Morena Baccarin starred within the unique 2020 film, because the Garrity household should attain a secret bunker to outlive a planet-destroying comet. After Greenland ended with the couple and their son surviving the catastrophe, the upcoming sequel will comply with them as they seek for a brand new dwelling in Europe, whereas encountering a brand new menace in a post-apocalyptic world.

Simply forward of its launch, the primary opinions for Greenland 2 are in. In response to Rotten Tomatoes, the 2026 sequel has a 70% rating primarily based on 10 opinions. Whereas the rating will fluctuate as extra opinions are tabulated, it is not far off from the unique Greenland film, which had 77%. A number of critics be aware that Migration is a worthy follow-up, with much more stakes and motion, whereas sustaining the film’s core, which is the Garrity household.

Greenland Films	Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Rating	Rotten Tomatoes Viewers Rating
Greenland (2020)	77%	63%
Greenland 2: Migration (2026)	70%	N/A

In ScreenRant’s assessment of Greenland 2: Migration, Liz Declan extremely praised the sequel for its motion and first rate continuation of Garrity’s story regardless of logistical points. Awarding a robust 8 out of 10 stars, she in contrast the post-apocalyptic vibes to The Final of Us and thought that this strategy labored as a compelling follow-up to the 2020 catastrophe film as a result of “stakes proceed to really feel excessive, usually in utterly sudden methods.”

“All issues thought of, these grievances are trivial, and Greenland 2 manages to place itself in a league of its personal, proving that, not solely can catastrophe motion pictures keep away from being completely nonsensical, but additionally, there could be one thing that comes after—and that exploration of what is subsequent could be simply nearly as good as what got here earlier than.”

Whereas Butler and Baccarin return as a part of the Greenland 2 forged, Roman Griffin Davis changed Roger Dale Floyd as Nathan Garrity. Ric Roman Waugh returns because the director, whereas Christ Sparling co-wrote the screenplay with Mitchell LaFortune.

Greenland 2: Migration will launch in theaters on December 9, 2026.