First Trailer for Ben Wheatley’s NORMAL, Starring Bob Odenkirk

First look at Wheatley's action thriller.

Bob Odenkirk's reinvention as an unlikely action hero continues with director Ben Wheatley's neo-western Normal. Written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad, the film sees Odenkirk play a sheriff transferred to small town, only to find the town harbours dark secrets exposed by a failed bank robbery.

Henry Winkler and Lena Headey also star.

Normal is in US cinemas from April 17th, 2026. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.

Check out the teaser below.

The official synopsis reads:

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.