Bob Odenkirk is likely to need a vacation after his vacation, as seen in the first trailer for the action sequel film Nobody 2.
Universal Pictures releases director Timo Tjahjanto’s feature in theaters Aug. 15. Sharon Stone, Colin Hanks and John Ortiz are new to the franchise and join returning castmembers Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath and Christopher Lloyd.
Nobody 2 sees Odenkirk reprise his role as Hutch Mansell, a father and husband who is also a hard-working assassin. After agreeing to take wife Becca (Nielsen) and their kids on a summer getaway to a theme park, he finds himself the target of a corrupt sheriff (Hanks) and a vicious crime boss (Stone).
“I’ve come to terms with the fact that you don’t have an average job,” Nielsen tells Odenkirk in the trailer. “But we haven’t seen you in months, and summer break’s just a few days away.”
Later, Stone makes it clear that she’s on a mission to track down Odenkirk. “Find this nobody,” she demands. “Scorched earth.”
The trailer ends with Odenkirk in the process of pummeling a foe and explaining why he’s upset to be busy with his day job: “I told you, I’m on fucking vacation.”
Featured prominently in the trailer is Lindsey Buckingham’s 1983 song “Holiday Road,” which has been used in Warner Bros.’ National Lampoon’s Vacation and its sequels.
Tjahjanto helmed Nobody 2 from a script credited to Derek Kolstad — who penned the first film — and Aaron Rabin. Odenkirk, Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Marc Provissiero and Braden Aftergood serve as producers on the sequel.
The release of director Ilya Naishuller’s original Nobody film was delayed amid the pandemic before eventually hitting theaters in March of 2021. The film topped the domestic box office in its opening weekend.
