It's not surprising that Aaron Taylor-Johnson's performance in "Bullet Train" got him his own solo Marvel film. After all, Taylor-Johnson is just one of the many standouts in the David Leitch-directed "Bullet Train." The film focuses on Ladybug (Brad Pitt), an American assassin on a Japanese bullet train, whose plans are thwarted after he comes across a nefarious medley of characters. One such devious individual is Tangerine, played by Taylor-Johnson. Suave and measured, Tangerine is the brother to Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry), another assassin aboard the bullet train.
Taylor-Johnson definitely steals the show in "Bullet Train," with many critics, like Looper's Alistair Ryder, singling out his chemistry with Henry. "... The pair have an infectious comedic chemistry that feels lived-in, helping them land jokes that would likely feel tiresome in the hands of any other performers," Ryder wrote in a review for the Leitch-directed flick. While Taylor-Johnson and Henry's chemistry is charming, it's the Marvel actor's scenes alongside Pitt that make him a memorable standout in the crowded, ensemble picture.
One of the best scenes in the film is when Tangerine goes up against Ladybug in a hilarious, soft-paced fight. While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor gushed about working with Pitt in the scene, where the two are interrupted by a concession worker. "So Brad and I would just go, "What if we fight with a packet of crisps and a bottle of sparkling water?" You start to take from the Jackie Chans of the world and the Buster Keatons of the world, and that's what makes a David Leitch movie," Taylor-Johnson said.
In the same chat, Taylor-Johnson candidly confirmed Deadline's report that the brass at Sony offered him the Kraven the Hunter gig after seeing his "Bullet Train" performance.
