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The poster is a far cry from the project’s first one, which featured nothing but a train seat (albeit with a mysterious bloodstain on it) and one of the train’s crew members, played by The Boys‘ Karen Fukuhara. While creative, it certainly didn’t betray anything of the fight scenes that are obviously promised by the film’s trailer and strongly hinted at in the new poster. Joey King as The Prince, a manipulative young assassin disguised as a schoolgirl, who seeks vengeance on the White Death and she is the White Death`s estranged daughter. Andrew Koji as Yuichi Kimura / The Father, a Yakuza member whose son Wataru was pushed off a building by The Prince. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 14, 2021). "Sony Moves Bullet Train& Where The Crawdads Sing To Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 2021.Kroll, Justin (October 22, 2020). "Aaron Taylor-Johnson Joins Brad Pitt In Sony's Action Pic ' Bullet Train '". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020 . Retrieved November 14, 2020. Bullet Train". Production List | Film & Television Industry Alliance. October 26, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020 . Retrieved November 18, 2020. Piña, Christy (December 6, 2022). "People's Choice Awards: Doctor Strange 2, Don't Worry Darling Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022 . Retrieved December 7, 2022. The new Brad Pitt film Bullet Train was released this summer Bullet trains are the safest way to travel in the world a b c d e " Bullet Train (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022 . Retrieved November 4, 2022.

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