Universal Pictures has dropped the first full trailer for Nobody 2, confirming that Bob Odenkirk’s deceptively mild-mannered Hutch Mansell is once again leaving suburban complacency—and a sizable body count—in his wake. The sequel picks up a couple of years after the original film’s bloody showdown with the Russian mafia. Hoping to restore a sense of normalcy, Hutch books what’s supposed to be a stress-free family getaway for wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) and their two kids. The trailer opens with drone shots of a pastoral lakeside resort, Hutch narrating that he just wants “one peaceful week, no alarms, no car trunks, no broken noses.” Naturally, the promise of tranquility lasts all of ninety seconds.
Enter Sharon Stone as Lendina, the film’s new big bad and, according to returning screenwriter Derek Kolstad, “the most unhinged crime boss Hutch has ever faced.” The trailer’s mid-point reveals her in a couture suit, calmly interrogating a shaken concierge about the Mansell reservation. Moments later, we see Hutch cornered in a dim spa hallway, clutching a broken pool cue while a half-dozen tattooed enforcers close in. “Vacations are healthy,” he mutters, smashing the cue into a makeshift stake. Quick-cut chaos follows: Becca wielding a fire extinguisher, their teenage son hot-wiring a golf cart, and Hutch improvising a zip-line with fishing wire and a kayak paddle. Stone’s Lendina narrates over the mayhem: “You thought you could hide your true nature behind sunscreen and waffle breakfasts. You were wrong.”
Director Ilya Naishuller returns behind the camera, doubling down on the first film’s frenetic mix of practical stunts and dark humor. In a behind-the-scenes snippet attached to the trailer, Naishuller explains that they shot the climax in an abandoned Adirondack resort, rebuilding every corridor so Odenkirk could perform extended single-take fight sequences without a stunt double. “Bob insisted on upping the physical bar,” the director says, noting the actor underwent another three months of Krav Maga training to execute knife disarms and joint locks in close quarters.
The original Nobody became a sleeper hit in spring 2021, earning $57.5 million worldwide on a $16 million budget and scoring an 84% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its blend of suburban dad comedy and bone-crunching action resonated with viewers still starved for theatrical releases in the pandemic’s early thaw. Universal is clearly banking on sequel momentum; the final frames of the new trailer flash a release date, an R rating for “brutal violence and pervasive language,” and a cheeky tagline: “Vacation’s over—again.” Advance ticket sales open next month, with premium format screenings planned for Dolby Cinema, IMAX, and ScreenX.
In addition to Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul; Breaking Bad; Nebraska), the cast features Connie Nielsen (Gladiator; Wonder Woman; The Hunted), John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook; American Gangster; Fast & Furious), RZA (American Gangster; The Man with the Iron Fists; Brick Mansions), Colin Hanks (Fargo; Dexter; Orange County), with Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; The Addams Family), and Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct; Casino; The Quick and the Dead).
Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us, The Big 4) helmed the feature, with a screenplay from returning writer Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Die Hart) and Aaron Rabin (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan).
Nobody 2 hits theaters on August 15!
Watch the official trailer below:
Sometimes the most dangerous place for a dad is a family vacation.
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban husband, father and workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell in the new chapter to Nobody, the hit 2021 bare-knuckle action-thriller that opened at number one at the U.S. box office.
Four years after he inadvertently took on the Russian mob, Hutch remains $30 million in debt to the criminal organization and is working it off with an unending string of hits on international thugs.
Much as he likes the slam-bang action of his “job,” Hutch and his wife Becca (International Emmy nominee Connie Nielsen) find themselves overworked and drifting apart. So, they decide to take their kids (Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath) on a short getaway to Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark, the one and only place where Hutch and his brother Harry (Grammy and Emmy nominee RZA) went on a vacation as kids.
With Hutch’s dad (Emmy winner Christopher Lloyd) in tow, the family arrives in the small tourist town of Plummerville (“Plummerville is Summerville!”), eager for some fun in the sun.
But when a minor encounter with some town bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz; Fast and Furious franchise, Bumblebee) and his shady sheriff (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Colin Hanks), Hutch finds himself the focus of the most unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss he (or anyone) has ever encountered (Emmy winning and Oscar® nominated screen icon, Sharon Stone).