Joey King to join Brad Pitt in David Leitch’s assassin thriller Bullet Train

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Joey King, Bullet Train, Brad Pitt, David Leitch

Per Deadline, THE KISSING BOOTH star Joey King is slated to join the cast of BULLET TRAIN, the high-speed action-thriller from David Leitch, the mind behind JOHN WICK, DEADPOOL 2, ATOMIC BLONDE, and HOBBS & SHAW. Based on the popular manga Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka, BULLET TRAIN will follow "five assassins who find themselves on a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with only a few stops in between. Strangely, they discover their missions are not unrelated to each other."

Although there aren't many details regarding the plot of BULLET TRAIN, Deadline's sources say that Joey King will be playing one of four leads opposite the already cast Brad Pitt (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) who is believed to be the only woman in the group. As for Pitt, it's been said that he will play an American hitman by the name of Ladybug. In addition to directing, Leitch is slated to supervise the script which is being penned by Zak Olkewicz (FEAR STREET). It was previously reported that as the film is a contained thriller, it would be easier to adhere to the new COVID-19 health restrictions and production should be able to get underway this fall.

Joey King recently reprised her role of Elle Evans in THE KISSING BOOTH 2 on Netflix, and will do so once again for THE KISSING BOOTH 3, which was secretly shot back-to-back with the first sequel.

Source: Deadline

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