Bullet Train Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

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Action Adaptation

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  Brad Pitt

  F1, Ocean's 14

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  Aaron Johnson

  Kick-Ass, The Wall

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  Sandra Bullock

  Practical Magic 2, Lost City of D

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  Joey King

  Despicable Me 4, Practical Magic 2

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  Aaron Taylor Johnson

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  Brian Tyree Henry

  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Transformers One

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  Zazie Beetz

  They Will Kill You, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

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  Michael Shannon

  Nuremberg, Knives Out

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  Logan Lerman

  Fury, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

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  Masi Oka

  Get Smart, 21

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  Andrew Koji

  Street Fighter, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Who is making Bullet Train – Crew List

A look at Bullet Train behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director David Leitch last helmed The Fall Guy and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The film's writer Zak Olkewicz last penned Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Ink and Bone.

Director

David Leitch

Screenwriter

Zak Olkewicz

Producers

Antoine Fuqua
Kelly McCormick

Production – What we know about the Bullet Train

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Key Facts

• The Kissing Booth star Joey King is in talks to join the project (8/3/2020).
• Antoine Fuqua, who originally developed the project, is producing the film (7/6/2020).
• Brad Pitt will play an American hitman named Ladybug (7/6/2020).
• Based on the popular Japanese book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2022

Completed

Changed Bullet Train movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Sony hoping to shoot fall 2020 on a contained set.

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