Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
07-06-20, 04:37 PM
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Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt Commits To Board ‘Bullet Train’; David Leitch To Helm Sony Pictures Action Film
Brad Pitt is set to star in Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie that just got as director David Leitch, the helmer of Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka. In the novel, five assassins find themselves on a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with only a few stops in between. They discover their missions are not unrelated to one another. The question becomes, who will make it off the train alive and what awaits them at the terminal station?
Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka. In the novel, five assassins find themselves on a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with only a few stops in between. They discover their missions are not unrelated to one another. The question becomes, who will make it off the train alive and what awaits them at the terminal station?
07-06-20, 05:52 PM
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Rick and Morty just mocked that premise in the new season.
I usually like Brad Pitt movies. So, good.
I usually like Brad Pitt movies. So, good.
07-06-20, 07:40 PM
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The 1975 Japanese movie called The Bullet Train has a great premise:
"A bullet train is threatened with a bomb onboard that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h unless a ransom is paid. As the train speeds ahead, police race to find the bombers and to learn how to defuse the bomb."
Somebody in Hollywood should seriously take that premise and make a blockbuster action movie out of of it. Maybe cast Keanu Reeves in the lead.
"A bullet train is threatened with a bomb onboard that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h unless a ransom is paid. As the train speeds ahead, police race to find the bombers and to learn how to defuse the bomb."
Somebody in Hollywood should seriously take that premise and make a blockbuster action movie out of of it. Maybe cast Keanu Reeves in the lead.
11-18-20, 02:31 PM
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Michael Shannon Joining Brad Pitt in Sony's 'Bullet Train'
November 18, 2020 12:06pm by Aaron Couch
The assassin film is based on the popular Japanese book 'Maria Beetle.'
It's all aboard for Michael Shannon. The actor is joining the Brad Pitt assassin movie Bullet Train, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Sony Pictures film has an ensemble cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Zazie Beetz and Andrew Koji.
Filmmaker David Leitch, who last helmed the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, is in the director's chair for the contained action thriller, which is an adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's popular Japanese book Maria Beetle. The film centers on a group of assassins with conflicting motives on a train in Tokyo.
Fear Street scribe Zak Olkewicz penned the script. Kelly McCormick is producing Bullet Train through 87North and Antoine Fuqua is producing through his Fuqua Films. Brittany Morrissey is overseeing for Sony Pictures.
Shannon, a two-time Oscar nominee for Nocturnal Animals and Revolutionary Road, is in production on the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers. He will next be on screen in the coming-of-age drama Swing and the Michael Maren comedy Shriver.
Shannon is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners, and Morris, Yorn, Barnes, Levine, Krintzman, Runbenstein, Kohner & Gellman.
November 18, 2020 12:06pm by Aaron Couch
The assassin film is based on the popular Japanese book 'Maria Beetle.'
It's all aboard for Michael Shannon. The actor is joining the Brad Pitt assassin movie Bullet Train, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Sony Pictures film has an ensemble cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Zazie Beetz and Andrew Koji.
Filmmaker David Leitch, who last helmed the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, is in the director's chair for the contained action thriller, which is an adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's popular Japanese book Maria Beetle. The film centers on a group of assassins with conflicting motives on a train in Tokyo.
Fear Street scribe Zak Olkewicz penned the script. Kelly McCormick is producing Bullet Train through 87North and Antoine Fuqua is producing through his Fuqua Films. Brittany Morrissey is overseeing for Sony Pictures.
Shannon, a two-time Oscar nominee for Nocturnal Animals and Revolutionary Road, is in production on the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers. He will next be on screen in the coming-of-age drama Swing and the Michael Maren comedy Shriver.
Shannon is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners, and Morris, Yorn, Barnes, Levine, Krintzman, Runbenstein, Kohner & Gellman.
11-22-20, 06:58 PM
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08-23-21, 09:11 PM
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“Bullet Train” went off with a bang at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Monday.
The first-ever footage from the Brad Pitt action thriller was screened at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, during an opening night presentation from Sony Pictures.
Directed by “Atomic Blonde” helmer David Leitch, the movie follows five assassins on a high-speed train who realize their assigned targets are related. The footage boasts the aesthetic we’ve come to expect from Leitch: high-contrast glamour with bareknuckle violence.
Anyone thinking this was Pitt’s attempt to slip into a Tom Ford suit and brandish a gun like a typical leading man, rest easy. His character, listed only as “Ladybug,” is a drifter rocking hiking boots and a faded tweed coat on Leitch’s gorgeous and claustrophobic train.
While the ensemble boasts stars like Sandra Bullock and Lady Gaga, the studio chose to bless the exhibitors with a clip of Pitt and global hip-hop star Bad Bunny. In his first substantive feature film role, the artist also known as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is a formidable opponent for Pitt.
Sporting a white pinstripe suit, killer boots and an edge weapon, Bunny and Pitt slap each other around a luxury cabin on the speeding train. It’s all fun and tussling over a briefcase until someone gets stabbed. The footage also included actor Hiroyuki Sanada as an ominous passenger.
Additional cast includes Joey King, Andrew Koji, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon and Logan Lerman.
The project is based on the book “Maria Beetle” by Kōtarō Isaka. “Bullet Train” is produced by Columbia Pictures, 87North Productions and Fuqua Films. Leitch is also taking on a producer role, alongside Antoine Fuqua, Kelly McCormick and Kat Samick.
“Bullet Train” will mark the first film that Bullock and Pitt have appeared in together, and is set for release on April 8, 2022.
The first-ever footage from the Brad Pitt action thriller was screened at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, during an opening night presentation from Sony Pictures.
Directed by “Atomic Blonde” helmer David Leitch, the movie follows five assassins on a high-speed train who realize their assigned targets are related. The footage boasts the aesthetic we’ve come to expect from Leitch: high-contrast glamour with bareknuckle violence.
Anyone thinking this was Pitt’s attempt to slip into a Tom Ford suit and brandish a gun like a typical leading man, rest easy. His character, listed only as “Ladybug,” is a drifter rocking hiking boots and a faded tweed coat on Leitch’s gorgeous and claustrophobic train.
While the ensemble boasts stars like Sandra Bullock and Lady Gaga, the studio chose to bless the exhibitors with a clip of Pitt and global hip-hop star Bad Bunny. In his first substantive feature film role, the artist also known as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is a formidable opponent for Pitt.
Sporting a white pinstripe suit, killer boots and an edge weapon, Bunny and Pitt slap each other around a luxury cabin on the speeding train. It’s all fun and tussling over a briefcase until someone gets stabbed. The footage also included actor Hiroyuki Sanada as an ominous passenger.
Additional cast includes Joey King, Andrew Koji, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon and Logan Lerman.
The project is based on the book “Maria Beetle” by Kōtarō Isaka. “Bullet Train” is produced by Columbia Pictures, 87North Productions and Fuqua Films. Leitch is also taking on a producer role, alongside Antoine Fuqua, Kelly McCormick and Kat Samick.
“Bullet Train” will mark the first film that Bullock and Pitt have appeared in together, and is set for release on April 8, 2022.
08-24-21, 09:13 AM
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Sounds a little like Smoking Aces - but from the sounds of it, stuff actually happens.
08-24-21, 09:15 AM
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Wasn't there a report they Lady Gaga dropped out and Bullock took her place?
08-24-21, 09:17 AM
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I'll just Wiki it to condense it:
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
It was announced in June 2020 that Sony Pictures hired David Leitch to direct the adaptation of the Kōtarō Isaka novel,[4] with Brad Pitt being cast in the film the following month.[5] Joey King entered negotiations to join in a role described as a supporting role on "a cameo level".[6] In September, Andrew Koji was added,[7] with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry joining in October.[8][9] In November 2020, Zazie Beetz,[10] Masi Oka,[11] Michael Shannon,[12] Logan Lerman,[13] and Hiroyuki Sanada joined the cast,[14] with Leitch revealing in December that Karen Fukuhara had also joined, and that Jonathan Sela would serve as cinematographer.[15] That same month, Bad Bunny was also added to the cast,[16] and Sandra Bullock joined the following year in February to replace Lady Gaga, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with House of Gucci.[17]
Production for Bullet Train began in October 2020 in Los Angeles.[18] Filming commenced on November 16, 2020,[19] and wrapped in March 2021.[20] Pitt performed the majority of his stunts in the film.[21]
Production for Bullet Train began in October 2020 in Los Angeles.[18] Filming commenced on November 16, 2020,[19] and wrapped in March 2021.[20] Pitt performed the majority of his stunts in the film.[21]
02-24-22, 07:29 PM
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03-02-22, 08:18 AM
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Re: Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
Getting back on the job is never as easy as you think... especially with the world's deadliest assassins on board. Take a ride with Brad Pitt in Bullet Train, exclusively in movie theaters July 15.
An original movie event, Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch. Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of eclectic, diverse assassins – all with connected yet conflicting objectives – set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through modern-day Japan.
Directed by: David Leitch
Screenplay by: Zak Olkewicz
Based upon the book Maria Beetle by: Kotaro Isaka
Produced by:
Kelly McCormick
David Leitch
Antoine Fuqua
Cast:
Brad Pitt
Joey King
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Brian Tyree Henry
Andrew Koji
Hiroyuki Sanada
Michael Shannon
Benito A Martínez Ocasio
An original movie event, Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch. Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of eclectic, diverse assassins – all with connected yet conflicting objectives – set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through modern-day Japan.
Directed by: David Leitch
Screenplay by: Zak Olkewicz
Based upon the book Maria Beetle by: Kotaro Isaka
Produced by:
Kelly McCormick
David Leitch
Antoine Fuqua
Cast:
Brad Pitt
Joey King
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Brian Tyree Henry
Andrew Koji
Hiroyuki Sanada
Michael Shannon
Benito A Martínez Ocasio
Last edited by dex14; 03-02-22 at 12:23 PM.
03-02-22, 08:21 AM
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Re: Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
That looks super fun - I love assassin movies and I’ve always liked Pitt as an action star. I’m in!
03-02-22, 08:23 AM
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That looks like all kinds of fun! Pitt is great at playing goofy dopes.
03-02-22, 08:52 AM
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Glad to see Silent Library is alive and well 
Looks like Smokin' Aces on a train with actual action thrown in.
Looks like Smokin' Aces on a train with actual action thrown in.
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03-02-22, 12:34 PM
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Re: Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
Feel like every time I see a trailer like this I end up disappointed in the movie itself. I'll check it out with low expectations
03-02-22, 02:29 PM
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For a movie set in Japan and on a Japanese bullet train no less there are remarkably few Japanese in that trailer. 
03-02-22, 04:02 PM
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03-02-22, 04:56 PM
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I thought this was going to be a straight forward action movie. Was a little surprised to see it’s turned out to look zanier like a Deadpool and Guy Ritchie movie.
I know it’s unlikely as most here aren’t big foreign film watchers, but has anyone seen the original Japanese Bullet train this was based on?
I know it’s unlikely as most here aren’t big foreign film watchers, but has anyone seen the original Japanese Bullet train this was based on?
03-02-22, 05:01 PM
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Re: Bullet Train (2022, D: Leitch) S: Brad Pitt
I thought this was going to be a straight forward action movie. Was a little surprised to see it’s turned out to look zanier like a Deadpool and Guy Ritchie movie.
I know it’s unlikely as most here aren’t big foreign film watchers, but has anyone seen the original Japanese Bullet train this was based on?
I know it’s unlikely as most here aren’t big foreign film watchers, but has anyone seen the original Japanese Bullet train this was based on?