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Greenland 2: Migration Star Offers Her Take on One Character's Fate

Morena Baccarin says she knew early on that Greenland 2: Migration would take a big swing with its ending.

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  • Greenland 2: Migration ups the stakes with a bold and emotional ending for the Garrity family.
  • Morena Baccarin reveals she knew early on about [SPOILERS] in the sequel.
  • The film follows survivors as they journey through a post-apocalyptic Europe seeking a new haven.
  • Critics note the sequel's darker tone, with [SPOILERS] delivering a strong emotional payoff.

Greenland 2: Migration has finally arrived in theaters, and the sequel takes a few big swings with the Garrity family's ongoing story. That being said, if you have not seen it yet and want to stay unspoiled, this is the wrong place to be. Consider yourself warned.

SPOILER WARNING

The follow-up picks up several years after the comet strike from the first film, sending the survivors out of the relative safety of the Greenland bunker into a battered Europe in search of a new home. And from the start, John Garrity feels more fragile this time, because Gerard Butler's character is now worn down by radiation exposure and a constant grind of scouting trips. Then, in the film's final stretch, he is shot while protecting his family (Allison, Nathan, and the people traveling with them), and dies just outside the healed crater region, having fulfilled his promise to get them to a place where life can begin again. It is a bleak but fitting end for a character who has spent two movies breaking himself to keep his family moving.

According to Morena Baccarin, that outcome was always part of the plan.

A dramatic scene from the film 'Greenland 2: Migration,' featuring three characters: a woman with long dark hair, a man with a beard, and a young boy. The man is holding the boy's face, expressing emotion, while the woman looks concerned in the background.
Morena Baccarin as Allison Garrity, Gerard Butler as John Garrity and Roman Griffin Davis as Nathan Garrity in Greenland 2: Migration. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate © 2026 Lionsgate

Greenland 2: Migration Star on John's Fate

Speaking with CinemaBlend, she revealed that she knew about John's fate before the cameras rolled, and that it took her a moment to process it. The actor explains, "So I knew going into the film that was what they planned to do. And I was really shocked, actually." She then goes on to share her stance on the character's arc, adding, "But I think it makes so much sense, given what we have been through. I think it really solidifies him as the ultimate hero and sacrificer for his family, you know. He swore he would get us to safety and to a new life."

Greenland 2: Migration brings back Butler and Baccarin, adds Roman Griffin Davis as an older Nathan, and rounds out the cast with Amber Rose Revah, Gordon Alexander, Peter Polycarpou, William Abadie, and Tommie Earl Jenkins. Reviews so far sit in the mixed range, with some critics responding to the harsher, survival-driven tone and others finding it less memorable than the original, but either way, it's pretty evident that the sequel does deliver a clear emotional endpoint for John.

Greenland 2: Migration opened in the United States on January 9, 2026, and is playing in theaters now.

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