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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Why Bob Odenkirk Has Wanted to Do ‘Glengarry Glen Ross' for Decades
Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul') earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in the hit revival of 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' But almost 30 years ago, if he'd gotten his way, he would have starred in a very different production of David Mamet's celebrated from Variety 'Nobody 2' Trailer: Bob Odenkirk Kills Thugs With Whack-A-Mole Mallet, Boat Anchor and More in 'John Wick'-Style Action Sequel 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, Recoups $7.5 Million Investment on Broadway Where to Buy Tickets For Broadway's Biggest Tony Nominees: 'Oh, Mary,' 'Stranger Things,' 'English' and More 'Back around '97-'98, I wrote to David Mamet and asked him if I could do an all-comedy cast of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' with Fred Willard as Shelley Levine,' Odenkirk recalled on the new episode of 'Stagecraft,' Variety's theater podcast. 'I would be Ricky Roma, and David Cross and other people would be in it too. And I said: 'Is it okay if we change it so that instead of selling land, the characters are selling pots and pans?' He never wrote back.' Odenkirk has wanted to do the show ever since. When asked why, he replied, 'I can't help but think about my roots. My dad, who was not a friend of mine, he would take me and my brother to his office occasionally, until I was about seven or eight years old. And we would go to lunch with him and his friends and they'd get drunk. They were all drunks. They all destroyed their businesses, ended up divorced. Most of them had car accidents. My dad would take us to lunch, and those guys were the guys in 'Glengarry.'' He continued, 'So I don't know, something about the play. You say, 'Well, I thought you didn't like your father. You want to get close to him or whatever?' I don't know, I guess I want to play those guys. I hung out with them occasionally, and I want to be one of those fuckers for a little while and live in their world. Live in their shoes. They're very short-sighted people, and immature. But you know, so are most of us.' Odenkirk got his start in sketch comedy, which is considerably looser and more improvisatory than the word-perfect clockwork of performing in a Mamet play. His approach to 'Glengarry' ended up being an extension of how he worked on 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul.' 'For 'Breaking Bad,' when I first got the script, I almost started marking up that first script, like: 'Well, what if you said it this way? What if you shorten this?' Like I'd been doing my whole life in comedy. And then I immediately thought, 'You know what? I don't think a real actor does that.' I think a real actor goes: These are the words. What character do they describe, as scripted? Who is this guy if he talks like this, if he uses these phrases, if he repeats himself, if he backtracks? Who does that tell me he is?' Also in the new episode of 'Stagecraft,' Odenkirk expounded on the honor of being a Tony nominee — 'to be invited in and embraced and given a nod here by this Broadway community, a community that you can see really knows each other, is pretty special' — and revealed why he was intimidated to tackle his first Broadway project. 'The truth is, this was very intimidating and I told myself it wasn't,' he said. 'I told myself this is no big deal. It's just a stage. I've been on a million stages. But it was another level by a lot, and I didn't prepare for it, anxiety-wise.' But, he added, he's grown to love it. 'The audiences at a Broadway show come with the best fucking energy, and you get to work from that. It's the best. So now I'm looking at other plays.' To hear the entire conversation, listen at the link above or download and subscribe to 'Stagecraft' on podcast platforms, including , and the . Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Geek Tyrant
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Enjoy as Saul Goodman Jumps Into The World of RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 — GeekTyrant
Bob Odenkirk's Saul Goodman from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad has been inserted into Red Dead Redemption 2 , and he's there to defend the Van der Linde gang, who causing all kinds of problems, and keep them out of jail or from being hanged. The video comes from eli_handle_b.wav, and it turned out to be a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy it!
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban assassin in 'Nobody 2': Trailer, release date
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban assassin in 'Nobody 2': Trailer, release date Prepare for another dose of suburban dad rage. Bob Odenkirk is back as workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell in the sequel to 2021's sleeper hit "Nobody." Universal Pictures dropped a trailer May 14 for the movie, out this summer, which sees Hutch four years after taking on the Russian mob, still working off a $30 million debt through a string of hits. Amid a fraught relationship, Hutch, his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) and family decide on a waterpark vacation. The family eventually crosses paths with a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz), his sheriff (Colin Hanks) and a terrifying crime boss (Sharon Stone) before chaos ensues. Christopher Lloyd returns as Hutch's dad, and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA returns as Hutch's brother, joining the fun. A surprise blockbuster during the pandemic, "Nobody" topped the box office and earned $57 million globally, on a $16 million budget. Read on for the trailer and release date for "Nobody 2." Review: Bob Odenkirk livens up formulaic 'Nobody' as a middle-aged 'John Wick' type 'Nobody 2' trailer The "Nobody 2" trailer sees Hutch take off for a family vacation, only to run into some smalltown bullies. After physically taking them down, the assassin quickly runs into trouble. But Hutch refuses to let his work interfere with and ruin his vacation. Watch the NSFW trailer here. 'Nobody 2' cast The film features a starry cast, including: Bob Odenkirk Connie Nielsen John Ortiz RZA Colin Hanks Christopher Lloyd Sharon Stone Gage Munroe Paisley Cadorath 'Nobody 2' release date "Nobody 2" is set to hit theaters Aug. 15, 2025.
Geek Culture
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Bob Odenkirk Beats Up Baddies On Vacation In 'Nobody 2' Trailer
Universal has released the first trailer for its action sequel, Nobody 2 , featuring actor Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as ex-assassin Hutch Mansell as he tussles with thugs while on a family vacation. Following the events of the 2021 original, Nobody 2 will star Odenkirk alongside his fellow returning castmates Connie Nielsen ( Gladiator II ), RZA ( The Dead Don't Die ) and Christopher Lloyd ( Back to the Future ) as Hutch's wife Becca, his brother Harry and his father David, respectively. New cast members include Sharon Stone ( Basic Instinct, Total Recall ), who plays a ruthless crime-boss, and Colin Hanks ( Dexter, Fargo ), who plays a corrupted sheriff. The movie follows the Hutch family as they embark on a much-needed vacation, although things quickly go awry, with its trailer's description reading: 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 find themselves overworked and drifting apart. So, they decide to take their kids on a short getaway to Wild Bill's Majestic Midway and Waterpark, the one and only place where Hutch and his brother Harry went on a vacation as kids. With Hutch's dad in tow, the family arrives in the small tourist town of Plummerville, 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 and his shady sheriff, Hutch finds himself the focus of the most unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss he has ever encountered. Nobody 2 was directed by Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto ( May the Devil Take You ), with its screenplay written by Derek Kolstad, who returns after working on the first film, alongside Odenkirk, Aaron Rabin ( Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan ) and Umair Aleem ( Extraction ). Nobody 2 will hit theatres on 15 August 2025. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Bob Odenkirk Nobody 2 Universal
CTV News
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Trailer released for Manitoba-shot ‘Nobody 2'
Viewers are getting a first look at the sequel to a hit movie filmed in Manitoba last year. The trailer for 'Nobody 2' was released Tuesday. The film, a sequel to the 2021 box-office success, sees Bob Odenkirk return as Hutch Mansell, a family man who was a former international assassin, and the conflict he gets involved with while on vacation with his family. The film also stars Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Colin Hanks, RZA, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, and Sharon Stone. The movie, like its predecessor, was filmed in Winnipeg last year. Filming also took place in Winnipeg Beach and at Lilac Resort. The movie will be released Aug. 15.
