He stunt-doubled for Pitt in 1999's "Fight Club" (and went on to double him on movies like "The Mexican," " Ocean's Eleven," and "Mr. While earning money as a kickboxing teacher, Leitch began to catch some breaks. And in an era where it seems every action movie is mind-numbingly the same, that's what makes his stand out. But to deliver all of that takes painstaking expertise behind the scenes. Like Leitch's previous movies, "Bullet Train" is thrilling, ultra-violent, and fun. What he doesn't know is there are also other killers - played by the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Joey King, and Zazie Beetz - who have been hired for the same job, leading to chaos and bloodshed. Now, Leitch, 46, is delivering another action-packed ride with "Bullet Train" (in theaters August 5), starring a bevy of big-name stars, including one he once stunt doubled for: Brad Pitt.īased on the Japanese novel "Maria Beetle" by Kōtarō Isaka, we follow Pitt as he plays an assassin named Ladybug who boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto with the orders to collect a briefcase onboard. It also doesn't hurt that his directing efforts have earned a combined $2 billion at the worldwide box office to date. All of them found acclaim for their action and fight sequences, turning him into one of the perennial blockbuster directors working today.
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