{"id":65455,"date":"2022-09-04T05:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T05:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bob-odenkirk-trains-multiple-times-a-week-wants-to-make-jackie-chan-style-action-movies\/"},"modified":"2022-09-04T05:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T05:52:12","slug":"bob-odenkirk-trains-multiple-times-a-week-wants-to-make-jackie-chan-style-action-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bob-odenkirk-trains-multiple-times-a-week-wants-to-make-jackie-chan-style-action-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Odenkirk Trains ‘Multiple Times A Week,’ Wants To Make Jackie Chan-Style Action Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cBreaking Bad\u201d fans were sad to see the prequel series \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d come to an end last month. But while Bob Odenkirk may have said goodbye to the character of Saul Goodman, he might soon be saying hello to a new career as an action star \u2014 and is already preparing for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Odenkirk told an audience Thursday at the 2022 Venice Film Festival that he \u201cwants to do more action,\u201d according to Deadline. He certainly dipped his toes in those waters with 2021\u2032s \u201cNobody,\u201d a thriller by director Ilya Naishuller that turned Odenkirk into a hitman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was very surprised by Nobody,\u201d the actor reportedly told the audience. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Naishuller previously told IndieWire that Odenkirk spent two years training for his role in \u201cNobody,\u201d which allowed the director to shoot action sequences in long takes without cutting \u2014 or the need for a stuntman. Naishuller told the outlet that it was \u201ca wonderful, wonderful place to be at for a director.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI 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,\u201d Deadline quoted Odenkirk as saying. \u201cI love the early Jackie Chan films which had humor in them. I’d like to get that in in future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While the death-defying stunt work and master-class choreography of the Hong Kong star might be out of reach, Odenkirk told The New York Times Magazine in February that more action-packed movies are likely on the way \u2014 and that \u201cNobody\u201d was inspired by two real-life break-ins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy hope is we get to do a trilogy, and he ends up with nothing,\u201d Odenkirk told the outlet of his character in the film. \u201cHe destroys everything he loves.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Odenkirk’s wishes may be fulfilled, as \u201cNobody\u201d producer David Leitch told Collider last month that a script for a sequel is already in the works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cEveryone’s really excited about it,\u201d said Leitch, who also directed the 2022 action movie \u201cBullet Train.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt’s almost like people like to see older people lose their shit,\u201d Odenkirk said Thursday. \u201cWhy does that seem to make sense to everyone? It’s funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n