Brad Pitt reveals what it's like being directed by his former Fight Club stunt double, David Leitch, in Bullet Train. Pitt is one of the most recognizable actors working in Hollywood today, getting his start with films like Thelma & Louis, True Romance, and Legends of the Fall. Although he was a well-known actor by the time Fight Club came out in 1999, the David Fincher-directed film helped to establish him as one of the foremost rising talents in the industry.

Pitt is next slated to appear in Bullet Train, an action-comedy about a group of assassins who all find themselves on the same bullet train with similar objectives. Although on the surface, Fight Club and the upcoming action-comedy Bullet Train have little in common, the film features an interesting change in dynamic, with Leitch helming the film after serving as Pitt's stunt double on the former project. Bullet Train is hardly Leitch's first directorial effort, however, with the filmmaker co-directing John Wick in an uncredited role, before then directing Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw.

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In a new interview with THR, Pitt discusses what it was like to work with Leitch on Bullet Train under the new dynamic. The actor explains that the process was frictionless and that it's ultimately his job as an actor to serve Leitch's vision. Pitt even explains that he and Leitch are old friends, saying that making Bullet Train featured a "beautiful symmetry" between the two. Check out Pitt's full comment below:

“He trained me for those fights and in a way he [was] helping me develop the character; now he’s a director with his own voice and own vernacular and I’m serving him, he’s the boss. So there was a beautiful symmetry for two old friends.”

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Considering Leitch's background as a stunt performer, Pitt's action scenes in Bullet Train are actually poised to be quite impressive. As has been seen with Chad Stahelski and the John Wick franchise, stunt performers often have a unique insight into how to direct fight scenes to make the action even more thrilling and more cinematic. And, fortunately, it sounds like the history between Leitch and Pitt on Fight Club, if anything, only served the make the working relationship between the two even more cohesive.

Initial reactions to Bullet Train have been generally positive, with many critics praising the film's light and comedic tone and thrilling set pieces. Despite seemingly being the perfect action movie star, Pitt hasn't actually starred in too many straight action movies, making his collaboration with Leitch on Bullet Train even more exciting. With Pitt clearly enjoying his Bullet Train experience with Leitch, it remains to be seen whether the two will collaborate on another action-focused project in the future, or maybe even a sequel.

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Source: THR

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