Bob Odenkirk is set to return for the sequel to one of the most surprising action films out there. Nobody 2 is coming with Odenkirk attached to star again according to Deadline. Timo Tjahjanto will direct the movie from a script by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin, Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem. Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing through their company 87North. Odenkirk and Marc Provissiero are producing through their company Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment.

Nobody 2 has a tentative release date of August 15th, 2025. The original film was a revelation, especially if you went into it blind. That film centered on Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a normal suburban dad who has repressed his past as a deadly government assassin. A home invasion shakes loose the old ways inside him and he gets thrust into a deadly conflict with a Russian drug lord. It was directed by Llya Naishuller from a script by Kolstad. It debuted at No. 1 at the box office grossing over $57M worldwide. It was an early success for Universal coming out of the lockdown stages of the pandemic.

Timo Tjahjanto might not be a household name for some, but his recent track record is stellar. He directed the V/H/S/2 segment “Safe Haven”, The Night Comes For Us, and May The Devil Take You. His upcoming project is The Shadow Strays.

Derek Kolstad is one of the most in-demand screenwriters in Hollywood working on projects like John Wick, The Man From Nowhere, Splinter Cell, Die Hart, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and more.

Here’s what we had to say about Nobody in our review from 2021.

What makes this film so remarkable? It’s all the pieces that coalesce into the final film. You have the sort of trick by casting Bob Odenkirk in the starring role. It subverts your expectations multiple times. So while it might be a standard action affair, it rises above the majority of the crop because of how it gets from Point A to Point B. You have excellent casting that takes normally comedic or action oriented stars like Michael Ironside and Christopher Lloyd and switches their roles basically.

It’s almost cartoonish in the way that it presents itself after the first twenty minutes. But it never veers into that territory fully. The ride is full of crowd-pleasing, endlessly fun, thrilling moments that will leave you with a huge, dumb, smile on your face at the end.

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Source: Deadline