Bullet Train (film)

Bullet Train
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Leitch
Screenplay byZak Olkewicz
Based onMaria Beetle (Bullet Train)
by Kōtarō Isaka
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Sela
Edited byElísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music byDominic Lewis
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) (Grand Rex)
  • August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85.9–90 million[3][4]
Box office$239.3 million[5][3]

Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by David Leitch. It is based on the 2010 novel Maria Beetle (titled Bullet Train in the UK and US editions), written by Kōtarō Isaka and translated by Sam Malissa, the second novel in Isaka's Hitman trilogy, of which the first novel was previously adapted as the 2015 Japanese film Grasshopper. Centered around a group of assassins on the JR Central Shinkansen that end up in conflict with each other, the film features an ensemble cast consisting of Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A. Martínez Ocasio, and Sandra Bullock.

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in November 2020 and wrapped up in March 2021. Bullet Train premiered in Paris on July 18, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 5, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised the casting and action sequences but criticized its story and race-swapping of characters. It grossed $239.3 million worldwide on a production budget of around $85.9–90 million.

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  2. ^ Grierson, Tim (August 2, 2022). "'Bullet Train': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bullet Train (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Bullet Train (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

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