Bullet Train: Brad Pitt and co on track for action-packed success 

The lighthearted film has been directed by Pitt's former stunt double 
Bullet Train: Brad Pitt and co on track for action-packed success 

Brad Pitt arrives at the premiere of Bullet Train  in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

How many assassins can you fit on one high-speed train travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto? In the action-packed Bullet Train, the answer is seven. The action-comedy film, directed by David Leitch, stars Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt, 58, as Ladybug, one of the assassins on the world’s fastest train, all with a mission to complete.

Unlike the good fortunes associated with the insect of his namesake, Pitt’s character is rebounding from a string of bad luck and jobs that have not gone favourably. Is luck or fate a concept the star of Fight Club, Troy, A River Runs Through It and Seven prescribes to?

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