Bob Odenkirk is back at the unlikely assassin, and this time he’s on holiday. The Nobody 2 trailer has just landed.
‘National Lampoons European Vacation meets John Wick’ is how we imagine the team behind Nobody pitched a sequel to the 2021 action flick to Universal. It’s a solid pitch, not least because many love National Lampoons European Vacation. And also because we secretly believe that John Wick is name-checked in every Hollywood meeting these days.
Whichever approach the team behind Nobody took, the pitch worked. Although honestly, the 2021 original pretty much spoke for itself when it comes to the desire for a sequel. Odenkirk made for a fun central character and the action sequences were great. Plus, Christopher Lloyd got some decent screentime too, so there was plenty to enjoy.
This time around, the follow-up is going down the classic sequel formula of transplanting the action somewhere exotic – kind of. Odenkirk’s overworked husband and dad Hutch Mansell and his wife decide to their family on a break to a resort called Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark. By the looks of things, Hutch doesn’t get much time to relax.
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Sharon Stone pops up this time as the film’s villain while Christopher Lloyd will also return. The Night Comes For Us’ Timo Tjahjanto directs the film from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin, Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem. The film is set for an 15th August release date here in the UK, so hopefully you can trade some sunshine outside for some sunshine on the big screen.
It’s always fun to see bullies get their comeuppance, and the trailer for Nobody 2 shows Bob Odenkirk using an amusement arcade for our amusement. He violently takes down a group of thugs, imaginatively using pinball machines and wack-a-mole mallets as improvised weapons. It’s all good, Jackie Chan-inspired fun.
You can catch the trailer below ahead of the film’s release in August.
