''Normal'' is an upcoming American

crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

directed by

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from a screenplay by

Derek Kolstad Derek Kolstad (born April 4, 1974) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is the creator of the ''John Wick'' franchise, which began in 2014. He continued to write for the first two sequels of the franchise and is mainly known as a ...

and

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. Odenkirk also stars in the film alongside

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, Ryan Allen,

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, and

Jess McLeod Jess McLeod (born 25 January 1997) is a Canadian actor and writer who played Janae Mathews on both series of Netflix teen television drama ''One of Us Is Lying'' and Bernie Simon in the 2023 Christmas slasher film '' It's a Wonderful Knife''. E ...

Premise

Ulysses comes to the sleepy town of Normal to serve as the temporary sheriff after the passing of the original sheriff. A bank robbery in Normal leads Ulysses to find that a criminal underground reaches throughout the entire town.

Cast

as Ulysses *

as Mayor of Normal *

as Moira * Ryan Allen *

Production

had written a script for ''Normal'' prior to filming the 2021 film ''

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'', and while working on that film together, he and

discussed the project and decided it would make for another good collaboration between the two. The script had action, but also

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crime-thriller and mystery elements. Kolstad and Odenkirk further developed the story to the final screenplay, and the project was taken to the 2024 European Film Market, packaged with

directing and Odenkirk starring.

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began on October 21, 2024 in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

with a cast reported in November 2024 that also includes

, Ryan Allen,

, and

Release

Among the companies that the film was sold to in pre-sales at the EFM included

Sky Cinema Sky Cinema is a British subscription film service owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). In the United Kingdom, Sky Cinema channels currently broadcast on the Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable platforms, and in addition Sky Cinema ...

for the United Kingdom,

Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on O ...

for Canada, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand,

Metropolitan Filmexport Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution company founded by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida, along with their father David, in 1978. It distributes films in France, alongside Lionsgate Canada in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, ...

for France and

Leonine Studios Leonine Holding GmbH, also known as LEONINE Studios and formerly known Tele München Group, LLC (German: Tele München Gruppe; TMG), is a German media production and distribution company that is based in Munich and since 2024 its owned by French ...

in Germany.

References

External links

* {{Ben Wheatley Upcoming films 2020s American films 2020s Canadian films 2020s English-language films 2020s crime thriller films American crime thriller films Canadian crime thriller films Films shot in Winnipeg Films with screenplays by Derek Kolstad Upcoming English-language films