Bob Odenkirk Shares How Better Call Saul Actually Was Connected To Getting Sharon Stone To Play Her Deliciously Diabolical Villain In Nobody 2

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Ever since Sharon Stone was announced as the villain in Nobody 2 about a year ago, we’ve been curious about how the actress best known for Casino, Basic Instinct and Total Recall would bring to the action comedy about an assassin-turned-family man. When CinemaBlend spoke to Ben Odenkirk, the movie’s star and producer, he shared the story behind how he convinced her to join the franchise, and his beloved Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul, had something to do with it.  When I sat down with Odenkirk during the Los Angeles Nobody 2 press junket, I shared my curiosity about getting Sharon Stone on board for the movie. He luckily had a great story about how she joined the cast..

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00:00Well, one of the great things about showbiz is you do run into people at various events.

00:05And I ran into her at the Golden Globes, and she was complimentary to me on Better Call Saul,

00:10and I appreciated that so much. I'm such a fan of her acting.

00:14She's fantastic, and she's got a great autobiography, too, by the way, if you haven't read it.

00:19And when we thought of a big bad, the big bad, that's what we call them in action films,

00:26I learned that term.

00:30I thought, what about Sharon Stone? Would she consider it?

00:32I wrote her a letter. I said, this is a genre picture,

00:37and if you'd be willing to consider doing a very big characterization.

00:43A lot of actors, it's all about subtlety. Get it more subtle, more gray area, more murky, more layers.

00:52And I go, no layers, okay? Just bad, evil.

00:57And she was like, I get it. I'll do it.

01:00So I can't believe she said yes, and then, of course, she showed up ready to rock.

01:04But as far as her on set and working with her, listen, I've just spent the last, like, 15 years

01:12working with some of the most studious, hardworking actors.

01:16Brian Cranston, Ray Sehorne, you know, the Broadway show I just did with Carrie Culkin.

01:24And she's that.

01:27I mean, she's an utterly serious actor who wants to understand what her piece is,

01:34who she is, and the tone, and how to make the most of it.

01:38So I got it, and I loved working with her. Loved it.

01:46And she's got it, and she was going to dance.

01:48And I love having a job.

01:49And she mentioned that she's like, she's doing a lot of wrote.

01:51And she's like, I don't know what's great knowing what she said.

01:54But then, of course, my master was still playing.

01:55She's like, I think it's really good.

01:56So she was like, oh, no, I love seeing it.

01:57And I think it was, girl, maybe you know what she said before.

01:58But then, that you know, what she awesote, right?

01:59And like I thought, about you know the sort of question,

02:02name Jesus, well, I didn't even believe the truth.

02:03But alone, I just don't think it's really good,

02:04You know?

02:05Yeah, my heart, I didn't really believe Life isn't really good.

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