EXCLUSIVE: In what would mark the first time the two Oscar winners would meet on the screen, sources tell Deadline that Sandra Bullock is joining Brad Pitt in the Sony action photo. Bullet train. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka and Andrew Koji are also on board.
Sony did not comment.
Hobbs and Shaw Helmer David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.
The film is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by the bestselling author Kotaro Isaka. Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of CTB Inc., who represent Isaka and IP, are the executive producers of the project.
Kelly McCormick will produce Bullet train through 87North along with Antoine Fuqua. Kat Samick is the executive producer and Brittany Morrissey is the executive who oversees the project for Sony Pictures. The plot details are vague and it is not known who Bullock will play.
It is quite shocking that, although the two movie stars have been at the top of their game since the early 90s, this would mark the first time they have worked together on a film. The closest draw is Bullock recently starring in Ocean’s Eleven female spin-off, Ocean’s Eight, which was a franchise that Pitt helped launch when he starred in Ocean’s Eleven remake in 2001.
Bullock was most recently seen in the Netflix thriller Bird Box and can be seen below in an untitled streamer drama directed by Nora Fingscheidt.
Bullock is represented by the CAA.