David Leitch, the director of high-octane action sequels Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw, has signed on to direct the action thriller Bullet Train for Sony Pictures, Collider can confirm. Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street) will write the script, which will be based on the popular Japanese manga. I have to say, Leitch and I must share the same taste, as my friend Pete Freedman and I have been working on a fake Speed sequel titled Sp33d 3: Bullet Train since at least 2017. There has been talk of several bullet trains being built between in-state U.S. cities, …

Cathy Yan, director of DC's upcoming Harley Quinn spinoff, Birds of Prey, joined us to discuss some of the behind-the-scenes moments, and collaborating with stars like Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor.

Now that he's finished production on the adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy for Netflix, Ron Howard is moving on to his next project. Variety reports that the Oscar-winning director will help The Fixer for Paramount. Per Variety, "Based on the original pitch by Tyler Hisel, the film is based on the incredible true story of a disgraced FBI agent, who, at the height of the Cold War is tapped by the CIA to lead a ragtag team of CIA operatives and Chicago mobsters on an unlikely mission to try to assassinate Fidel Castro." Hisel also wrote the script and …