It appears that Nobody might not be the last time we see Bob Odenkirk as an action star. Odenkirk, who starred in Nobody last year and just finished his most iconic role as criminal lawyer Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul, already has the next phase of his career planned out in his head. That is, as long as Hollywood grants him his desired career path.
In a recent interview with Deadline, Odenkirk admitted that he has an interest in doing more action films. Better yet, he still has a workout regimen that he's been doing since the filming of Universal's Nobody, so he would be in good enough physical shape to do another one.
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Odenkirk admitted originally he took on Nobody because of how much the character reminds him of Saul. “I was very surprised by Nobody. I had initiated that project because I had a feeling that the character I was developing in Better Call Saul was the kind of character you see in an action film. He has earnest desires, and he was willing to sacrifice himself," Odenkirk said. He later added that he continues doing workouts that would warrant doing another action film if he was ever asked to. «I still train multiple times a week, and if I get my way, you’re going to see me doing more action. I found the action sequences a great deal of fun and close to doing sketch comedy…I love the early Jackie Chan films, which had humor in them. I’d like to get that in the future.”
It's already been confirmed that Nobody 2 is currently in production. Not only that, but everyone has been on board for the film's sequel since the first installment came out. The first film also left plenty of open ends that could certainly fuel a franchise there. Odenkirk pulled
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