It was announced in June 2020 that Sony Pictures had hired David Leitch to direct the adaptation of the Kōtarō Isaka sequel novel from a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz, [9] with Brad Pitt being cast in the film the following month.

On Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 339 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5. The Brad Pitt-headlined action movie Bullet Train is heading to physical media in the UK in October – more on the release here. Das Drehbuch schrieb Zak Olkewicz, basierend auf dem japanischen Roman マリアビートル (Maria Beetle) von Kōtarō Isaka aus dem Jahr 2010.They decided to build the upper portion of the tower on top of a mountain so that the actors would appear to be thousands of feet in the air, even though in real life they were never more than a hundred feet off the ground. Following Strange World, Disney's new animated feature - Wish - will not be getting a 4K disc release in the UK: just DVD and Blu-ray. Director David Leitch noted that discussions had taken place during pre-production to change the film's setting, but it was ultimately decided to keep Isaka's original location Tokyo due to its international appeal. Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, " Bullet Train feels like it comes from the same brain as Snatch, wearing its pop style on its sleeve – a Kill Bill-like mix of martial arts, manga and gabby hitman movie influences, minus the vision or wit that implies. He's the best in the business and if he only did these for the rest of his career I'd be a very happy man.

Die mitreißend intensive, oft extrem brutale Action liefert nicht nur blutige Schauwerte, sondern hilft auch bei der (Figuren-)Erzählung.Unter der Regie von David Leitch („Deadpool 2“) ist die Endstation erst der Anfang, in dieser wilden, atemlosen Non-Stop-Fahrt durch das moderne Japan. Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 61 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Die Vielzahl an Action- und Kampfszenen, bei denen es durchaus zu drastischer Gewalt und brutalen Tötungen kommt, werden immer wieder von Humor, Ironie und skurrilen Wendungen gebrochen" (aus der Freigabebescheinigung).

Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by David Leitch and starring Brad Pitt as an assassin who must battle fellow killers while riding a bullet train.The film's director, David Leitch, appears briefly as the 17th person killed (albeit unintentionally) by Lemon and Tangerine while rescuing The Son.