Brad Pitt and more of the absolutely stacked cast of “Bullet Train,” including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Hiroyuki Sanada joined CinemaBlend to discuss their favorite behind-the-scenes details and more. Watch as they dive into working with Director David Leitch, filming high-intensity action sequences in small train cars, working on the film during the height of COVID and more.
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00:00 You stop. You're so cool.
00:01 Wait, it's black.
00:02 Boyd is very.
00:04 Oh, my God.
00:05 People coming from everywhere from everywhere.
00:07 Right on.
00:11 Start with you, Mr. Pitt.
00:19 I mean, one thing that's kind of cool about this movie
00:21 and it's in a kind of meta way is to see you working with David Leitch again
00:25 with both this movie and Deadpool two after having just made
00:29 once upon a time in Hollywood where you're obviously playing a stuntman.
00:31 I'm curious if that is kind of just a confluence of the universe
00:35 or if that's something that was on your mind.
00:38 Confluence of the universe.
00:39 Now, it was super, super cool.
00:41 Now, working with Leitch was like it was just I mean, this is his story
00:46 is like unprecedented.
00:48 I mean, I don't know of anyone who came from the stunt world
00:52 has worked up to to this kind of status of director.
00:56 And he certainly developed his own like his own language.
00:59 And that was really cool to see.
01:01 But yeah, we we met on Fight Club and we worked all the way up to Mr.
01:04 Mr. Smith.
01:05 And he had these aspirations.
01:08 And here he is.
01:08 So for me, it was really it was really cool to see how far he's come
01:12 and and and be a part of his thing now, his vision.
01:15 He said you wanted simple for your first job back.
01:18 Doesn't get simpler.
01:19 I mean, how open was obviously he has such extensive experience.
01:24 I mean, how open was he to collaboration and your ideas on the spot?
01:28 Yeah. He listening all actors ideas and then his ideas
01:36 and then mixed together and yeah, so creative.
01:42 So, yeah, just that's great.
01:46 Great. Collaborate on set.
01:50 Including other cast. Dave.
01:52 Yeah, it was so much fun.
01:56 You're going to want to hear the whole story.
01:58 Did the two of you know each other?
02:00 Because I mean, you have some shared credits with I think Speed Racer
02:03 and the Wolverine.
02:04 Did you have the chance to work together on those projects?
02:06 Yeah.
02:07 I worked with him before, so very easy to communicate.
02:13 And then, yeah, we respect each other.
02:16 So, yeah, it was fun.
02:19 Everything that's ever happened to you has led you here.
02:23 Fate.
02:26 That's a shit deal.
02:28 Totally. And to speak about just that vision and just the kind of
02:32 the magic that he works with the action.
02:34 I mean, one of the cool natural elements of this story is just the fact
02:39 that you're inside of a train, which is such a contained space,
02:41 which dictates such cool physicality.
02:44 But I also have to imagine that for all three of you,
02:46 it's not necessarily the easiest environment to throw punches in.
02:50 I mean, I think I think that kind of adds actually.
02:55 I like when there's boundaries and limitations, because then you can
02:59 then you use the environment around you.
03:02 And I think that's what we did.
03:03 And I think David Leitch wanted us to lean into that, I think.
03:06 And then it adds layers.
03:08 I mean, these two just had such an incredible fight sequence,
03:11 you know, in a contained space against each other around the table.
03:15 But in the quiet car.
03:16 And then that adds another element, element.
03:18 So they got to keep that keep everything quiet.
03:21 And so it's just, you know, that comedy and with the action is such a good balance.
03:27 Sure. You want to talk this out?
03:29 Not particularly.
03:30 OK.
03:31 Yeah. When you are able to work within boundaries
03:36 and then work with someone who like Brad, who doesn't respect any boundaries.
03:40 Huh?
03:44 It creates it creates this whole
03:47 kind of amazing visual element on.
03:50 Yeah. Kamikaze, you know, like you really like try to figure out
03:55 how to work within the confines of, you know, fighting on a train
04:00 and killing somebody with a tray table and like beating someone's ass
04:03 with an armrest.
04:04 And, you know, it it becomes it turns out to be one of the most fun,
04:07 crazy, like like theme parks you've ever been a part of.
04:11 Right. Like you're like, how is the camera going to get through down this aisle?
04:14 How are we going to like hide in this toilet?
04:16 Like it's all it's all kinds of fun thing.
04:19 That's just a testimony to David Leitch and his imagination.
04:21 He's brilliant.
04:22 Oh, yeah. Sometimes difficult because so narrow
04:35 and then so many people in the train.
04:39 But for me, just it was fun
04:41 and easy to collaborate with the stunt guys or coordinator.
04:46 And then especially director David
04:49 knows about action very well.
04:53 So easy to collaborate and then create the
04:57 interesting, unique
05:01 choreograph together easily.
05:06 So I had so much fun every day on set.
05:10 What's waiting for us in Kyoto?
05:12 The white death with his army of assassins.
05:15 I don't see the white death letting any of us off this train.
05:18 And just I mean, this movie was made during the development
05:22 during summer and the fall of 2020.
05:24 What did that do just as far as rehearsal time and preparation?
05:27 Was it a lot different than your normal experience?
05:30 Just yeah, during rehearsal, we wore the mask.
05:36 Of course. And then take a test
05:40 three times a week or more, sometimes more.
05:45 But, you know, it was a little scared
05:49 because we didn't have any vaccination at that time.
05:52 So we had to respect
05:57 and believe in each other, helping each other.
06:00 That kind of things created the good teamwork.
06:05 So, yeah, we could use that
06:08 in the movie, I believe.
06:11 We need to come up with a plan.
06:16 And I mean, to talk a bit about the future also, I mean,
06:22 you have a very exciting project coming up in the form of John Wick 4
06:26 reuniting you with Keanu Reeves.
06:28 I mean, can you just talk about what that experience has been like
06:31 and just prepare audiences for what to expect?
06:35 Yeah, I worked with Keanu before
06:38 47 Ronin, almost like 10 years ago.
06:42 So it was a great reunion.
06:45 And then we have that kind of history
06:49 in the real life.
06:53 So we could use that kind of atmosphere
06:57 or chemistry into the movie.
07:00 So that kind of relationship in the movie, too.
07:05 So that's the biggest hint.
07:08 Nice. That's exciting.
07:13 There's nothing simple about this job.
07:16 Something else going on here?
07:18 Yeah. I'm not the only one on this train looking for this case.
07:21 I got to get off this train.
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