Bullet Train Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A hitmen and assassins with conflicting motives are all on a train in Tokyo.

Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version

Action Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Bullet Train.

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  Brad Pitt

  F1, Babylon

• 
  Aaron Johnson

  Savages, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

• 
  Sandra Bullock

  Lost City of D, Gravity

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  Joey King

  Oz: The Great and Powerful, Despicable Me 4

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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

  The Bad Guys 2, Joker

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  Michael Shannon

  Man of Steel, Heart of Champions

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  Logan Lerman

  Fury, Gamer

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  Masi Oka

  Spies in Disguise, 21

• 
  Andrew Koji

  Boy Kills World, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Crew Behind the Film

The Bullet Train behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Leitch last directed The Fall Guy and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The film's writer Zak Olkewicz last wrote Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Ink and Bone.

Director

David Leitch

Screenwriter

Zak Olkewicz

Producers

Antoine Fuqua
Kelly McCormick

Production Details

What we know about the Bullet Train movie production.

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.

Production Updates for Bullet Train

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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