Interview With "Normal" Star Bob Odenkirk And Director Ben Wheatley

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

"Normal" is a 2025 American action film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Derek Kolstad, based on a story by Kolstad and Bob Odenkirk. Odenkirk also stars in the film alongside Henry Winkler and Lena Headey. The film premiered in the Midnight Madness program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews for its practical action, small-town dark comedy, and Odenkirk's performance. Odenkirk and Wheatley were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on April 17th by Magnolia Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You were listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the director for Normal, Ben Wheatley, and the star, Bobo Lugar.
0:08.6	Why are you here?
0:10.3	I used to be a regular sheriff.
0:13.1	I walked through life with my head held high.
0:16.0	I kind of stopped trusting my instincts.
0:18.5	Death knows for us all don't alone.
0:20.3	You've been listening to my internal monologue, haven't you?
0:24.6	I took a sheriff job in a little town called Normal, Minnesota.
0:30.6	Weather advisory, the winter storm threatening later this week.
0:34.6	The courts two assholes screaming at each other.
0:36.6	All right, separate, separate. People seem friendly enough. this week. The courts two assholes screaming at each other. Separate! Separate!
0:39.6	People seem friendly enough.
0:42.9	Whoa, 16.8 million.
0:45.5	Where the hell did this town get that kind of money?
0:47.9	Community really came together on that one?
0:50.1	Yeah, I would say.
0:54.3	Is that a police scanner you got? You keeping tabs on me? Yes, sir would say. Is that a police scanner you got?
0:56.0	You keeping tabs on me?
0:57.2	Yes, sir.
0:58.7	This is a hell of an armory.
1:04.0	Did she catch that?
1:05.1	Yeah, that's my one trick.
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