Bob Odenkirk and Ben Wheatley on NORMAL
Kermode on Film
HLA Agency
4.4 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Ben Wheatley and actor Bob Odenkirk about their feature NORMAL, which is released in UK cinemas on 15 May 2026.
This is the second half of the 113th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank May 2026.
The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.
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Opening title quotes from:
- Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
- Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
- Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
- The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)
This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.
Image by Julie Edwards
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| 0:00.0 | In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! |
| 0:08.5 | Did you know that the very first assembly of photographs and sequential order to create a motion picture was a two-second clip of a black man on horse? |
| 0:18.2 | We want the finest wines available to humanity. |
| 0:23.2 | We want them here and we want them now. |
| 0:26.3 | You really don't want me to play, huh? |
| 0:27.5 | No, I do. |
| 0:29.2 | Captain Hardy said no. |
| 0:30.3 | Captain who? |
| 0:33.3 | Hi, this is Mark Kermode. |
| 0:35.4 | Thanks for downloading this Kermode on film podcast. |
| 0:39.9 | This episode is the second half of the May 26 MK3D show recorded live at the BFI South Bank in London. |
| 0:42.8 | I'm joined by Bob Odenkirk to talk about his illustrious career |
| 0:46.6 | and about his new film, Normal, |
| 0:48.7 | which were also joined by the film's director, Ben Wheatley. |
| 0:51.4 | So sit back, relax and take a front row seat. |
| 0:54.0 | MK3D recorded live at the BFI South Bank in London. Enjoy. |
| 1:02.0 | Now people do this thing, they go, oh my next guest needs no introduction. Well my next guest needs no introduction. |
| 1:10.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Odenkirk. |
| 1:20.9 | Such a pleasure to have you on the show. |
| 1:22.9 | We have met before, but only virtually. |
| 1:25.6 | So, lovely to meet you in person. |
| 1:27.1 | You have a new film coming |
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