This is Timo Tjahjanto's American directorial debut. Tjahjanto is best known for his ultra-violent Indonesian action films like Headshot (2016), The Night Comes for Us (2018) and L'Ombre rebelle (2024).
Bob Odenkirk, who plays Hutch Mansell, underwent an extremely rigorous and extensive physical training regimen for months for the first film, learning martial arts and combat skills to perform most of his own stunts. For this movie he is reportedly continuing this high-intensity training, demonstrating Odenkirk's commitment to maintaining the authenticity and brutality of the fight sequences, far beyond what might be expected from an actor primarily known for dramatic and comedic roles.
Ilya Naishuller couldn't return to the director's chair owing to scheduling conflicts. He was already committed to directing the action-comedy Heads of State (2025) starring John Cena and Idris Elba for Amazon.
Daniel Bernhardt, who plays Lendina's henchman Kartoush, was Bob Odenkirk's trainer on the film, and has also been in many other 87North and 87Eleven Productions movies (including John Wick (2014), Atomic Blonde (2017) and Ballerina (2025)). As a running joke, his character keeps dying and returning as different characters in the companies' subsequent movies. He also played one of the bus goons who gets violently beaten up by Hutch in the previous Nobody (2021). Odenkirk stated that there were conversations about what facial hair he should sport to feign the idea that he plays a different character in the sequel.
The DUKW (pronounced Duck) was an amphibious vehicle widely used during WW2. Post-war, many of them were used for land/water pleasure trips in various parts of the world - generally known as Duck Tours. This is clearly what Hutch was expecting at the park. As the vehicles got older, safety issues became a concern. There were several incidents - some involving fatalities - both on land and on the water. Most Duck Tour companies ceased trading, though a few still exist.