In this special Meet Me at the Movies interview spotlight, Thomas Manning sits down with Emmy-winning actor and writer Bob Odenkirk to discuss Normal, the action film from Magnolia Pictures, now available on digital platforms.
Front: Bob Odenkirk as Ulysses Richardson in NORMAL. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Releasing.
Known for unforgettable performances in Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, and Nobody, Odenkirk reflects on why Normal resonated with him.
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Official Synopsis
The latest collaboration between Bob Odenkirk, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad and Nobody producer Marc Provissiero, director Ben Wheatley’s (Free Fire; High Rise) kinetic neo-Western stars Odenkirk as an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
For Sheriff Ulysses (Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.
Available on VOD May 19th, 2026.
For more information, head either to the official Magnolia Pictures Normal website.
Thomas Manning is a member of the NCFCA, SEFCA, and CCA, and also the co-host of the television show and radio program Meet Me at the Movies. He has served as a production assistant and voting member on the Film Selection Committee for the Real to Reel Film Festival. Additionally, he manages his own film review and interview site, The Run-Down on Movies. Manning is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a double-major in Communications and English. His passion for cinema and storytelling is rivaled only by his love for the music of Taylor Swift.
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