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Movie Review – Normal (2025)

April 16, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Normal, 2025.Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Shinkoda, Jess McLeod, Reena Jolly, Brian Kawakami, Dan De Jaeger, Alex MacMillan, John C. MacDonald, David Lawrence Brown, Derek Barnes, Megan MacArton, Chad Bruce, Carson Nattrass, Harry Nelken, Bradley Sawatzky, Lauren Cochrane, Takahiro Inoue, Yuhito Adachi, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex MacMillan, Ben Wheatley, Billy MacLellan, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Sawatzky, Brendan Fletcher, Brian Kawakami, Carson Nattrass, Chad Bruce, Dan De Jaeger, David Lawrence Brown, Derek Barnes, Harry Nelken, Henry winkler, Jess McLeod, John C. MacDonald, Lauren Cochrane, Lena Headey, Megan MacArton, Normal, Pat Harris, Peter Shinkoda, Reena Jolly, Ryan Allen, Sarah Constible, Takahiro Inoue, Yosuke Mino, Yuhito Adachi

Bob Odenkirk is back in action in new trailer for Ben Wheatley’s Normal

February 20, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing have shared a new trailer for the upcoming action thriller Normal ahead of its theatrical release this April.Directed by Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench) and written by Derek Kolstad (John Wick), the film stars Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Nobody) as Ulysses, a man who accepts a job as the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Trailer for Ben Wheatley-directed action thriller Normal starring Bob Odenkirk

December 15, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

The first trailer has landed online for Normal, the upcoming action thriller from director Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench) and writer Derek Kolstad (John Wick).Bob Odenkirk stars as a temporary Sheriff in the small town of Normal, who finds himself the target of its citizens – including his own police deputies – when a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Bob Odenkirk action thriller Normal sets April 2026 release

October 25, 2025 by Ricky Church

Bob Odenkirk’s era as an action star continues in Normal, a thriller which premiered at TIFF and was purchased by Magnolia Pictures, which has now set the film for an April 17th, 2026 release date.Normal sees Odenkirk as “an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Ben Wheatley’s Bulk gets a teaser trailer and promo images

August 8, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival next week, a trailer has been released for Bulk, the new film from acclaimed director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, In the Earth).The film follows a man’s journey into a string theory experiment theory gone wrong as he is forced into the multidimensional house it […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alexandra Maria Lara, Ben Wheatley, Bulk, Mark Monero, Noah Taylor, sam riley

Movie Review – Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

August 4, 2023 by Robert Kojder

Meg 2: The Trench, 2023.Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthi Mahut, Whoopie Van Raam, Kiran Sonia Sawar, and Felix Mayr.SYNOPSIS:A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation.This piece […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Cliff Curtis, Felix Mayr, Jason Statham, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Meg 2: The Trench, Melissanthi Mahut, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Shuya Sophia Cai, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels, The Meg, Whoopie Van Raam, Wu Jing

Can you train a Meg? More shark vs Statham action in The Meg 2 international trailer

May 30, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

An international trailer has surfaced online for Warner Bros. monster-mash sequel The Meg 2: The Trench, which features Jason Statham doing his best impression of Roy Scheider at the end of Jaws, as-well-as much more Megalodon vs Kraken action. Directed by Kill List‘s Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, as […]

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Jason Statham prepares for round two in Meg 2: The Trench trailer

May 9, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer and posters for Meg 2: The Trench, the upcoming sequel to the 2018 Jason Statham-headlined blockbuster The Meg.Directed by Ben Wheatley, the film sees the return of Statham as Jonas Taylor, as he dives into another adventure when the research team he is leading into the deepest depths […]

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The Meg 2 CinemaCon footage featured Jason Statham fighting a shark with a sword

April 26, 2023 by EJ Moreno

As the powerhouse filmmaker Ben Wheatley steps into the director’s chair for Meg 2: The Trench, we see the ante upped for the sequel.Teased at CinemaCon as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery showcase, fans and theatre owners were lucky enough to get a brand-new look at the sequel, and it’s rumored to be one […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Jason Statham, The Meg, the meg 2: the trench

Meg 2: The Trench sets August 2023 release date

April 27, 2022 by Liam Waddington

During a panel at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. announced that the upcoming Ben Wheatley-directed sequel to the 2018 sharksploitation blockbuster The Meg will be released theatrically on August 4th, 2023. Meg 2: The Trench, which is based on the 1999 book The Trench by author Steve Alten, will see Jason Statham returning to his role as Jonas Taylor alongside […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, cinemacon, Jason Statham, Meg 2: The Trench, The Meg, The Meg 2

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