David Leitch’s career can only be described as impressive. This director, who began his career as a stunt double, went on to work on the choreography of fight scenes in major films of the genre such as “John Wick”. after that he started as a director in ‘Atómica’ and has since participated in great sagas (“Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw” or “Deadpool 2”) mixing his experience with action, with a sour humor that he finally made completely his own.
‘Bullet Train’, a project that “Arrived at the best time” why Leitch “I had already developed an artistic vision”highlights this evolution and how this director has finally found a very personal tone drinking from all those experiences with the best of the genre. “Doing ‘John Wick’ and ‘Atomic’ tackling that explosive mix of genres; e then working on big commercial films like “Hobbs & Shaw” and also starring in a comedy with Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool 2” really brought me here. I think all those elements that have shaped me as a director are present in “Bullet Train” and give the film a unique tone “.
That’s exactly what happens with this Sony film, which opens in theaters on August 5, an extreme blockbuster that tried to get as much juice as possible out of that pandemic period that made the film industry (and the world) so difficult. ). “Since we were in the middle of the pandemic, we couldn’t go to Japan, so we ended up shooting the whole movie in a studio in Los Angeles, which became a problem and an opportunity at the same time. We designed that world we had. dreamed of shooting in Japan and, having to shoot it in the studio ended up pushing us to make it more fun and extreme”.
Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry or Joey King are part of the cast of this film that has been able to play with its comic tone since the casting. And that’s the one along with said cast we also find Bad Bunny making out with Pitt himself. “To play ‘El Lobo’ we wanted to have someone who had a natural charisma and my production partner Kelly McCormick had the brilliant idea of trying Benito. We had a video call and he looked magnetic, it was a great idea to incorporate him into this film. in this crazy universe, because he also gives everything 100%”.
From stand-in to director of Brad Pitt
David Leitch has worked his way up by working as a stand-in for, among others, Brad Pitt. He was tasked with working with Pitt in posing physically difficult scenes in films such as “Fight Club”, “Troy” or “Mr. and Mrs. Smith ‘. They’ve been friends ever since, which is why Leitch didn’t hesitate to contact the veteran interpreter to embody his ladybug. “I think fate brought us together. He was looking for a new project, he had kept pace with my career and we knew we wanted to work together. I sent him the script without knowing if he would accept it or not, but when he had only read half of it, he said yes because he was laughing out loud.”.
This is how they both discovered a new way of working that ranged from the natural flow of choreography to the exploration of unknown terrains. Fortunately Leitch says so “It was a lot of fun to evolve into an actor / director dynamic” for “Bullet Train” emphasizing once again that the footage of the tape was as full of laughter as the story itself. What taste!
Source: E Cartelera
