Bullet Train (2022)

Bullet Train

Columbia Pictures, Fuqua Films, 87North Productions

Sony Pictures Releasing

Brad Pitt discusses Bullet Train (2022)

“Ladybug is going through an existential crisis.  Too many of his recent jobs have gone sideways and he’s starting to think that the one thing all of those jobs have had in common is him. He thinks he’s brought bad luck to every aspect of his life – it’s affected his work, and he’s trying to find a way to turn it around through peaceful resolution.”

David Leitch discusses Bullet Train (2022)

“I was attracted to how bold and original it is, and that’s the kind of movie I like to make. It has a tone of relentless fun and snappy dialogue. But the most important thing to me was that it had well-defined characters that gave the actors a lot to chew on. It’s a fun action-thriller with crazy, bombastic characters – and it’s a meditation on fate. Really.”

“All of these characters show their humanity. Ladybug wants to be a better person. But you also see it in the characters played by Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in their brotherhood – they clearly care for each other. Joey King’s character is a sociopath, but she has a dynamic with her father that we can all connect with. You can go on this journey with these remorseless killers and still feel for them, have fun, laugh at the jokes.”

“It’s hard these days to strike out and make an original movie – not a sequel or a superhero story – but we’re up for the challenge."

“There’s action in comedy, there’s action in thrillers, there’s action in horror.  My entire adult life has been action on film. Action is in my DNA. So I’m excited by the idea of taking big, provocative swings and making bold choices, as we keep it action-adjacent.”

Producer Kelly McCormick discusses Bullet Train (2022)

“Fate brings these people onto this train, and their energies combine in the craziest, most gonzo way possible. It was important to David to make a film that would invest you emotionally. When he saw his opportunity to do that, with these characters, he was all in.” 

Kotaro Isaka discusses Bullet Train (2022)

“It was so exciting to watch the stellar cast bring such energy and passion to this story.  This unique vision of Japan is utterly surprising and so much fun – it made me very happy to see it, and I know audiences will feel the same way.”

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Release date

August 5, 2022

Directed by

David Leitch

Screenplay by

Zak Olkewicz

Based on

Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka

Produced by

Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Antoine Fuqua

Starring

Brad Pitt as Ladybug

Joey King as The Prince

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Tangerine

Brian Tyree Henry as Lemon

Andrew Koji as Yuichi Kimura

Hiroyuki Sanada as The Elder

Michael Shannon as The White Death

Benito A Martínez Ocasio as The Wolf

Sandra Bullock as Maria Beetle

Zazie Beetz as Hornet

Logan Lerman as The Son

Karen Fukuhara as a train crew member

Masi Oka

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Miraj Grbić

Cinematography

Jonathan Sela

Edited by

Elisabet Ronaldsdottir

Music by

Dominic Lewis