The life of an assassin is never easy, but the work-life balance of Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) gets catastrophically unhinged Nobody 2. A new chapter in Hutch’s life as a workaholic assassin, he agrees to take his wife and kids for a much needed vacation at Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark.
A minor encounter with the town bullies pulls Hutch and the family into the crosshairs of the town’s corrupt theme park operator, a shady sheriff, and a bloodthirsty crime boss.
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After the events of 2021’s Nobody the filmmakers wanted to form the next steps in Hutch and his family’s life, now that his identity as an assassin is out. “Three years have passed since the events of the first film, and we see how Hutch and his family have evolved,” producer Kelly McCormick says. “They went through a lot in the first film and with Nobody 2 they go through even more.”
As Hutch struggles to balance his unconventional job with family life, filmmakers saw this as an opportunity to create a very relatable story. “The challenge in a sequel is, once the genie is out of the bottle, how do you tell a compelling story and create suspense,” producer Marc Provissiero says. “We know that Hutch has a particular set of skills. We decided to show the challenge and create themes around work-life balance. Even with the job that Hutch does, he’s still got to come home to a family. That evolves the story into universal relevance.”
They throw a wrench in the works as the classic family vacation gets violent, as things often do in Hutch’s line of work. “Hutch’s penchant for violence may be the thing that makes him great at his profession, but it’s not such a great thing in other areas of life,” McCormick says. “So, while they are on vacation Hutch gets agitated and gets into some trouble, and now he has got to figure out how to get out of that trouble while his family is by his side every minute. When you are on a family vacation, you are much more connected and you don’t have your normal routine, so this time his family is much closer to the danger and Hutch has to figure out how to navigate that.”
Actor and producer Bob Odenkirk says that this is the perfect recipe to create humor, action, and heart in Nobody 2. “Nobody 2 is a bigger film, and it’s been a bigger job,” star and producer Odenkirk says. “I had extra responsibility trying to make the story work, and there’s just a lot more to it. There’s more fighting, character, story; there’s more everything.” The result, Odenkirk says, is a film that is “powerful, funny, surprising, out of control, bloody—and sweet.”
An action-packed Nobody 2 awaits as the film arrives on August 13 in Philippine cinemas. Follow Universal Pictures PH (FB), UniversalPicturesPH (IG), and UniversalPicsPH (TikTok) for the latest updates.
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