The Nobody 2 Trailer Drops Bodies Like Nobody’s Business

Bob Odenkirk takes it on the road with the hotly anticipated action sequel.

Nobody 2 is going to be way, way more violent than the first film. You can trust me on this. Why? Because it’s directed by Indonesian madman Timo Tjahjanto. Tjahanto’s name has been been big in action circles for the past few years the way John Woo’s was back in the day, before he jumped to Hollywood for stuff like Hard Target and Face-Off, and only deeply dedicated weirdos had seen The Killer and Hard Boiled.

But it’s a different world, now, and you can see some of Timo’s earlier stuff on Netflix. I recommend The Night Comes for Us. Here, have a taste:

Gnarly, gnarly film.

So, even if I were already predisposed to be in the bag for Nobody 2, the fact that Timo’s hand is on the tiller has me absolutely levitating. Look, Bob Odenkirk’s gonna kill a a guy with a a goddamn boathook:

And flying in the face of current publicity praxis, Universal have supplied an exhaustive synopsis for Nobody 2, to the point where I’ve had to edit it down. Bravo, Universal – more of this please.

Bob Odenkirk returns workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell, four years after he took on the Russian mob, $30 million in debt and working it off with a string of hits on international thugs.

On vacation at Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark with his wife Becca (International Emmy nominee Connie Nielsen) and their kids (Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath), plus his brother Harry (Grammy and Emmy nominee RZA) and dad (Emmy winner Christopher Lloyd) Hutch runs afoul of a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz; Fast and Furious franchise, Bumblebee), a shady sheriff (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Colin Hanks), and the most unhinged, blood- thirsty crime boss he (or anyone) has ever encountered (Emmy winning and Oscar® nominated screen icon, Sharon Stone).

There. You should see the original. Hemingway couldn’t do better.

This looks like it’s gonna be huge fun, plus it’s great to see Timo make his English language debut at long last. Seriously, the stuff he and guys like him have been doing in straight-to-streaming action makes Hollywood look asleep at the wheel, and we’re due another “future of action” trendsetter now John Wick is over a decade old.

Speaking of John Wick, Nobody 2 is written by OG Wick scribe John Kolstadt with Aaron Rabin, from a story by Rabin. Not that the story matters too much – although I appreciate the overt salutes to National Lampoon’s Vacation – we’re just here to see how many ways Odenkirk can kill a guy.

Nobody 2 is in Australian cinemas from August 14, 2025.