Sony Pictures has finally dropped the official Bullet Train trailer for David Leitch’s forthcoming action thriller film, featuring a star-studded ensemble led by Brad Pitt. It is scheduled to arrive in theaters Friday, July 15.
The video, which you can check out below along with the poster, provides us with our first look at Pitt’s hitman character as he excitedly takes on his first assignment in a long while, which requires him to board a Tokyo train in order to retrieve a mysterious silver case. However, he’ll soon discover that he isn’t the only one looking for the case, leading him to fight against a number of highly-skilled assassins.
Check out the Bullet Train trailer below:
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“An original movie event, the film is a fun, delirious action-thriller,” reads the synopsis. “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.
Bullet Train is directed by David Leitch (Deadpool 2) from a screenplay written by Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street), based on Isaka Kotaro’s Japanese novel titled Maria Beetle.
It stars Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Koji, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Shannon, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bad Bunny, Masi Oka, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman, Karen Fukuhara, and Sandra Bullock.
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Bullet Train is being produced by Leitch and Kelly McCormick through their company 87North along with Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick. Executive producers are Kotaro’s Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma, with Brittany Morrissey executive overseeing the film for Sony Pictures.
