There's a strange sort of déjà vu in the air when watching Nobody 2. You can almost hear the ghost of Keanu Reeves' gravelly silence hovering over Bob Odenkirk's Hutch Mansell. The first Nobody tried—hard—to convince us it wasn't just another Wick spin-off. A dad in a cardigan, a suburban malaise, a quieter fury. But with the sequel, the gloves are off, the pinky is gone, and the wolf is in.
Yes, Hutch literally loses a finger. And yes, he finds himself bonded to an animal companion. The former echoes John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, where Reeves' character sacrifices his ring finger to appease the High Table. The latter mirrors Wick's long-standing companionship with his bulldog, plus the unforgettable canine fighters of Chapter 3. Coincidence? No. This is influence worn on the sleeve, stitched into the knuckles.
It's worth remembering why these parallels exist at all. Nobody was produced by David Leitch—co-director of the original John Wick. The DNA is baked in, whether intentional or not. Odenkirk, the unlikeliest of action heroes, turned that first film into a sleeper hit, driven by his bruised, everyman physicality. Now, the sequel isn't shy about leaning closer to its spiritual sibling, almost daring us to call it out.
And here's the thing: it works. Hutch Mansell, bloody and battered on a duck boat, losing digits like poker chips—it's absurd and brutal in equal measure. Then there's the wolf adoption. At first glance, it feels too on-the-nose. But by the ending, when Hutch and his wife Becca casually integrate the beast into their interrogation routine, it's surreal in a way only action cinema can get away with. Familiarity becomes absurd theater.
Some will groan. Others will grin. But nobody—pun intended—will miss the references.
What Stands Out in Nobody 2
Familiar scars
Hutch's missing pinky directly mirrors John Wick's mutilation, cementing the films' intertwined DNA.
The wolf companion
If Wick has his dog, Hutch now has his wolf—a wilder, darker twist that plays as homage and parody at once.
David Leitch's fingerprints
The Wick connection isn't a fan theory. With Leitch behind both properties, the echoes are deliberate and unavoidable.
Tone shift from the first film
Where Nobody tried to carve a distinct path, its sequel leans harder into high-octane Wick-style mythmaking.
Why it still works
Instead of feeling like plagiarism, the callbacks operate as cinematic shorthand—little winks that reward genre-savvy audiences.
