Why ‘Normal’ Star Bob Odenkirk Loves Playing Characters Audiences ‘Underestimate’

The “Better Call Saul” alum has in part built the latter half of his career out of playing that kind of guy – most famously as Saul Goodman in “Breaking Bad” and the aforementioned prequel spinoff. More recently, Odenkirk has brought that love of playing a dope to the action genre in films like “Nobody” and its sequel.

Now, there’s “Normal,” a new action flick from “Nobody” screenwriter Derek Kolstad co-writing with Odenkirk that premiered this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“I love it. I love playing a person you underestimate and a person who’s thinking a lot,…