Nobody 2

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Nobody 2
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto
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CinematographyCallan Green
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Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nobody 2 is an upcoming American action-thriller film, directed by Timo Tjahjanto and written by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin, Bob Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem. It serves as the sequel to the 2021 film Nobody . Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, and Christopher Lloyd all reprise their roles from the first film while Sharon Stone, Colin Hanks, John Ortiz, Mckenna Grace and Chris Pine all play new characters. The film is scheduled for North American release on August 15, 2025. [1]

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In March 2021, Connie Nielsen expressed interest in reprising her role as Becca Mansell in a sequel to Nobody . The actress stated that she would like to learn more about Hutch and Becca's backstory, while stating that discussions regarding how the two characters met took place on the set of the first film. [4] In June of the same year, it was announced that Derek Kolstad was in the process of writing a sequel, although it had yet to be green-lit by the studio. [5] In March 2022, 87North Productions announced on social media that the studio was looking forward to working on Nobody 2, though no official production date was announced at that time. [6] By August of the same year, David Leitch confirmed that work on the script was ongoing, while stating that the studio had committed to releasing a sequel. [7]

In December 2022, Kelly McCormick announced that a sequel was officially happening, with principal photography scheduled for 2023. [8] [9] In January 2024, Nielsen confirmed that developments on the sequel were ongoing while confirming that she will reprise her role from the first installment. [10] In March, Leitch confirmed production was set to begin by the end of 2024. [11] In June, it was confirmed that Connie Nielsen would reprise her role as Becca. [12] That same month, it was revealed that Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (in his English-language debut) had been hired to direct the film, with Kolstad, Aaron Rabin, Bob Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem writing the screenplay. [1] In July, Sharon Stone joined the cast in an undisclosed role, [13] with Christopher Lloyd reprising his role as David Mansell from the first film. [14] In August, Colin Hanks joined the cast in an undisclosed role. [15] In September, Chris Pine, John Ortiz and Mckenna Grace joined the cast in undisclosed roles, [16] [17] while Tjahjanto revealed in one of his tweets that RZA is reprising his role as Harry Mansell. [18]

Principal photography began on August 6, 2024, in Winnipeg, [19] [12] and wrapped on September 26. [20]

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