Bob Odenkirk Explains His Thrilling New Action Short Film 'Wish Me Luck'

Emmy Award-winner Bob Odenkirk admits he's a comedy guy. His career is steeped in it, long before he became a breakout star in Breaking Bad and went on to star in his own spin-off, Better Call Saul. Despite this, 2021 saw the actor and producer at the top of the call sheet for Ilya Naishuller's action-packed drama, Nobody, written by none other than the screenwriter behind the John Wick franchise, Derek Kolstad. But Odenkirk wasn't about to rely on close-ups and quick-cut edits - he put in the work for over two years ahead of shooting with the phenomenal stuntmen of David Leitch 87eleven, and that work inspired him to pen his own short, Wish Me Luck.
Collider was proud to present the first trailer for Odenkirk's short film, and we're even more thrilled to finally be able to share it with you now. Wish Me Luck is a heart-pounding eight minutes of pure combat, starring the professionals who trained Odenkirk on his journey to performing his own stunts and serving his own punches, as we saw in Nobody. So why did Odenkirk and the crew travel to Berlin after training rigorously to film this short, ahead of Nobody? "I wanted to make something after all this training, and put my training under the pressure of an actual film set," he tells Collider's Steve Weintraub. This collaboration just happened to get his creative juices flowing as well as his adrenaline.
Directed by Can Aydin, Wish Me Luck also features Daniel Bernhardt, Cha-Lee Yoon, and Phong Giang, a group of men who dedicate themselves to the art of bringing realistic, stylized combat to screen opposite action stars like Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, and more. The five of them spoke with Collider for an exclusive interview to discuss the motivation behind Wish Me Luck, the extensive preparation, Odenkirk's progress while training with stunt professionals, and how the short takes the pulse-racing action of Nobody and gives it a "cheeky" spin. Read on for what Odenkirk has to say about a Nobody sequel, his plans for Wish Me Luck going forward and the script he's working on, and what it takes to train with the likes of Bernhardt and the 87eleven crew.
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[@chasehedges6775]

Bob Odenkirk is a legend

[@gdeo]

Great interview. Cannot wait to see the short.
I loved NOBODY.

[@psiloletses_real]

Bob ❤❤

[@E32DJ-Baby]

Bob Odenkirk is a Legend congratulations man Kiss ass 👊🔥💯

[@thriftyplus]

How about a part in Reacher Season 3?

[@Bruceleekungfoo]

Nobody was cool. The short was eehhh ok.