Tag: Bullet Train
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Omar Sy to Star in ‘The Killer’ Reboot for Director John Woo and Universal
“Jurassic World Dominion” and “The Intouchables” star Omar Sy has been tapped to lead John Woo’s reimagining of his 1989 film “The Killers” for Universal Pictures.The crime action thriller followed a top-tier mob assassin named Jeffrey, who decides to retire after he accidentally blinds a nightclub singer who gets caught in the crossfire of one…
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Bullet Train’ looks for Brad Pitt boost
‘Westlife: Live From Wembley Stadium’ leads event titles.Sony blockbuster Bullet Train opens in 671 locations at the UK-Ireland box office on a quiet weekend for new releases.Starring Brad Pitt with a supporting cast including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon and Sandra Bullock, Bullet Train is set upon the fast-moving…
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Locarno kicks off with Aaron Taylor-Johnson award; past artistic directors to join 75th anniversary celebrations
Johnson stars in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, which opened the festival.This year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13), the second one under the artistic direction of Giona Nazzaro, kicked off Wednesday evening with the presentation of the Davide Campari excellence award to the UK actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson before the screening of his latest…
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The Bullet Train Stunt That Left Aaron Taylor-Johnson Hospitalized
David Leitch’s latest action film “Bullet Train” is about to hit theaters. It’s the story of a hitman named Ladybug (Brad Pitt) who really wants to retire, but he ends up doing one last, supposedly non-violent job on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. However, joining him on that train are a slew of…
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Brad Pitt Channeled Buster Keaton And Jackie Chan For His Role In Bullet Train
Brad Pitt is a standout in “Bullet Train,” the new Sony action comedy directed by David Leitch. But Pitt didn’t just cook up the showy and unique persona for his character Ladybug out of nowhere. The seasoned performer took his inspiration from some classic actors to shape his portrayal of an unlucky assassin trying to…
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Brian Tyree Henry Took His Bullet Train Role Beyond What Was Written In The Script
Things go hilariously awry inside a Tokyo-bound train in David Leitch’s upcoming action-comedy, “Bullet Train.” The premise is a simple yet entertaining one. An assassin named Ladybug (Brad Bitt) runs into a host of colorful characters inside the train after a botched mission. High-stakes action and over-the-top humor ensue.Among the ensemble cast that helped bring…
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson Lost a Chunk of His Hand and Passed Out After ‘Bullet Train’ Stunt
Aaron Taylor-Johnson took the action-heavy “Bullet Train” stunts a little too seriously.The actor revealed that due to a “crazy mad Keto diet,” he had low blood sugar levels and passed out on set after sustaining an injury.“We were in a fight sequence and I get drop-kicked across the room. And the one sharp bit of…
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Box Office: Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ Targets 30 Million Opening Weekend
Tom Cruise may have been dubbed “Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star” by the New York Times, but Sony Pictures is betting big there’s at least one other leading man in Tinseltown who can pack theaters on the strength of his name alone.The studio will test the power of Brad Pitt’s popular appeal as it opens…
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From Die Hard to The Raid: Guardian writers on their favourite action movies
As Brad Pitt’s new thriller Bullet Train arrives in cinemas, Guardian writers have picked their most exciting action films of all timeWhen John Woo’s 1989 breakthrough The Killer started slipping into repertory houses and cult video stores, it was the beginning of a revolution, like an adrenalized marriage between the cool of Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le…