New Line’s upcoming American remake of the South Korean horror filmTrain to Busanhas now received a title and release date. Warner Bros. has announced that the upcoming movie will be calledThe Last Train to New Yorkand is currently set for release on July 24, 2025.
Train to Busanfirst aired in 2016 and was directedYeon Sang-ho— who also directed the prequel and sequel to the zombie movie series, with one being an animated feature.Train to Busanfollows the story of a workaholic and divorced father and his estranged young daughter who wants to take a train to Busan to spend time with her mother. On the way there, terror unfolds as the entire train is overtaken by zombies. With no safe way to travel nor a safe place to go, those aboard the train to Busan must fight to survive a deadly outbreak.
The prequel,Seoul Station, was released soon afterTrain to Busan. Its story explained more about how the zombie epidemic started and began to rapidly spread across South Korea. The sequel,Peninsula, didn’t have as much success as its two counterparts and did not serve as a direct sequel, only taking place in the same universe. The story takes place four years after the events seen inTrain to Busan.
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The Last Train to New Yorkwill follow the same premise and will be directed byTimo Tjahjanto, withGary Daubermanserving as writer of the film. Notable horror director and writerJames Wanis set to produce the project. New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, and Coin Operated have decided to co-produce the movie together, with Warner Bros. Pictures set as worldwide distributor.
There has been no word of casting choices or exact detailed plot at this time, and with a release date over a year from now, we’ll be waiting a while to find out more information. For now,The Last Train to New Yorkis currently set for theatrical release on July 17, 2025 and for more updates on this upcoming project, stay tuned to Collider.
