"Grit and edge around a family": Connie Nielsen shares her take on what makes the Nobody 2 movie stand out

The awaited follow-up, Nobody 2, will revisit the action, comedy, and surprising heart that turned the popular first movie into a sleeper hit in 2021. Coming out August 15, 2025, the movie is expected to serve a fresh yet familiar approach to Bob Odenkirk's Hutch Mansell, a man who appears normal yet has a deadly past as a government assassin that was made public in explosive fashion.

With an expanded cast, a new director, and a plot that opens up the world of the Mansell family, audiences are looking forward to knowing how the sequel will balance action and emotion and build on what made the original memorable.

Back in her Becca Mansell role, actress Connie Nielsen opened up recently about why she returned to the Nobody 2 universe.

For Nielsen, it's not about bullets and fight scenes; it's about the edge and grunge packaged in a family situation. While recently speaking to Discussing Film, Connie Nielsen said,

"It's a very specific type of action genre as well. And it's a little bit gritty and it's a little bit edgy. And I just love how you can create this grit and edge around a family."

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What did Connie Nielsen say about Nobody 2?

Speaking in a recent interview with Discussing Film, Connie Nielsen opened up about coming back for Nobody 2. She attributed the move to one thing: the sincerity of Hutch and Becca's relationship in the original film.

"I loved what we did in the first one. I really loved that family, and I was interested in that relationship between Hutch and Becker. It was touching to me."

She further continued,

"Some of those experiences where you see this midlife crisis, and the way it was very sensitive to each other's needs and very reciprocal in the way that Bob writes those characters. That was something that shows an honesty that is unique to Bob. To see that put into a-you know, almost classical action genre."

Connie Nielsen also said that balance creates a signature identity for Nobody 2 in action films.

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What is Nobody 2 about?

Nobody 2 (Image via Instagram/@nobodymovie)

Written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto in his English-language feature debut, Nobody 2 is written by Derek Kolstad and Aaron Rabin, with some contributions from Odenkirk as well. The sequel continues where the original left off, taking Hutch and his family on a wild vacation that drags them further into the criminal underbelly.

The film maintains the domestic struggles of the Mansells at its core. It also brings in new villains and allies, such as Sharon Stone as Lendina, the leader of a bootlegging ring, and John Ortiz as corrupt theme park official Wyatt Martin.

Hutch's past also continues to catch up to him, with his brother Harry (RZA), his dad David (Christopher Lloyd), and his former government handler named The Barber (Colin Salmon) all reappearing to complicate his decisions.

Along with them, the future generation of Mansells, Gage Munroe, and Paisley Cadorath are also set to become more prominent as Hutch's kids become more aware of what their dad actually does.

The sequel has been in the works for years, with Nielsen voicing enthusiasm for a sequel as early as 2021 in an interview with Collider, while Kolstad cemented plans for a sequel, as per JoBlo. By 2022, the studio formally committed to proceeding, with principal photography finally starting in Winnipeg during August 2024 and concluding in late September.

With Odenkirk, Nielsen, RZA, and Lloyd all set to return to their roles, the sequel hopes to take the original's tightly compressed premise and blow it out into a more epic narrative without losing its personal center.

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For the unversed, the movie releases on August 15, 2025.