Summary
- Colin Hanks joins Nobody 2 as a corrupt sheriff in the sequel to the Bob Odenkirk-led action film.
- Hanks joins fellow franchise newcomer Sharon Stone, who is set to play the main villain of the sequel.
- With law enforcement actually involved in the plot and proving to be corrupt, it can offer a fresh twist on Nobody‘s formula.
With the movie’s main villain already set with an Oscar nominee, Nobody 2 has seemingly found another villain in Emmy nominee Colin Hanks. Development on a sequel to the Bob Odenkirk-led action hit has properly been gaining steam over the past year when a script was completed and Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen and Christopher Lloyd were all confirmed to be returning to the fold. After initially expecting Ilya Naishuller to return to the director’s chair, Nobody 2 went in favor of bringing on May the Devil Take You‘s Timo Tjahjanto to direct.
The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Colin Hanks has joined the cast of Nobody 2. Though plot details remain under wraps for the Bob Odenkirk-led sequel, sources report that Hanks is set to play “a corrupt sheriff with none too nice ambitions”, seemingly establishing him as a secondary villain to Sharon Stone’s antagonist. While no filming start has been announced as of now, the sequel is slated for an August 15, 2025 release date.
Hanks’ Corrupt Sheriff Can Bring A Fresh Twist To Nobody 2’s Story
While Hanks’ casting marks another promising addition to the sequel’s roster of award-nominated actors, it also serves as an opportunity for Nobody 2 to deliver some fresh twists on the original movie’s story. The 2021 action thriller proved to be a largely straightforward one-man-army story with a dark sense of humor underlying the proceedings that helped it stand apart from many of its genre counterparts. Many comparisons were also made between the first Nobody and the first John Wick movie, particularly since producer David Leitch and writer Derek Kolstad were also the co-director and writer of the latter.
The idea of law enforcement in the world of John Wick has also proven one of the more interesting elements throughout the Keanu Reeves-led franchise, with officers either being connected to the assassin underworld or completely absent from the proceedings. With Nobody 2 having Hanks starring as a corrupt sheriff, it will be interesting to see how Kolstad looks to break from the formula of his prior franchise. While it could be seen that Hanks’ deputies serve as an additional army to fight Odenkirk’s Hutch, the sequel could also establish there being some well-meaning deputies that team up with him.
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Whether the law enforcement’s presence proves to be a hindrance or benefit to Hutch, Nobody 2 casting Hanks as a corrupt sheriff marks a promising sign of the sequel further establishing a separate identity for the action franchise. The John Wick series itself is already looking to build its own new path with the Ana de Armas-led spinoff Ballerina and another TV spinoff from franchise director Chad Stahelski, but with those being firmly set in the world of Reeves’ movies, Odenkirk’s sequel offering different stories and characters from the other could lay the groundwork even further for future Nobody movies.
Source: THR
Nobody 2
- Director
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Timo Tjahjanto
- Release Date
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August 15, 2025
- Writers
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Umair Aleem
, Derek Kolstad
, Bob Odenkirk
, Aaron Rabin - Character(s)
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Becca Mansell
, Hutch Mansell
, David Mansell
