Summer will heat up on a high-speed train as Brad Pitt leads an all-star cast in his first role since winning an Oscar.
Bullet Train is based on the Japanese novel written by Kōtarō Isaka and takes place on a Japanese bullet train on a high-speed journey from Tokyo to Morioka with very few stops along the way. Aboard the vehicle are five assassins, all working on individual assignments. Unbeknownst to them, they are all interconnected. Once the assassins begin to realize what is really going on, the assassins have to fight for their survival against each other on their way to discover the secrets that await them at their destiny. pits them all against each other.
Brad Pitt stars in the title role of Ladybug, one of the assassins aboard the titular bullet train. This will be Pitt's first role since he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It will also be Pitt's first action-oriented role since he starred in Robert Zemeckis's 2016 World War II romantic action thriller Allied, in which he starred opposite Marion Cotillard. Pitt also had a quick cameo as the X-Force member Vanisher in Leitch's superhero sequel Deadpool 2. Also on the horizon for Pitt is Damien Chazelle's big-budget period piece Babylon, where he will lead an ensemble cast. star that includes Margot. Robbie, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, and Jovan Adepo. He recently also had a cameo in the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum doubleheader The Lost City. Pitt has also recently joined several other high-profile projects; he will re-team with his Ocean's Eleven co-star George Clooney in an untitled thriller directed by Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts, which was acquired by Apple in a heated bidding war.
Stars: Zazie Beetz, Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt
David Leitch has been an industry veteran for years, having worked on the stunt crew of countless blockbusters and hit TV series including Fight Club, 300, Tron: Legacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In 2014, Leitch's name became widely known around town after co-directing Keanu Reeves' hit John Wick alongside Chad Stahelski. Since then, Leitch has become one of the most sought after action directors in the business and has also become a top producer.
In 2022, Leitch will continue his dominance in the action genre with Bullet Train, a movie with a stellar cast, an intriguing premise, and the promise of some dynamite action, this is a movie that could easily end up becoming a smash hit and possibly launch a franchise.