When John McClane gets shot or injured, he actually feels pain.
Lets take a closer look…
The protagonist in Thorps story was named Joseph Leland, a retired police officer whos unhappily divorced.
None of that is true, he said.
Lets put that rumor to bed right now, as there was no connection between those movies!
Bruce Willis was signed up for a princely $5 million, and the rest is action movie history.
Its arguable, however, that John McTiernans absence was keenly felt.
The first screenplay considered was calledTroubleshooter,and originally written on spec by one James Haggin.
Again, this never happened.
Early drafts of Woods script were, however, much darker than the story that eventually emerged in 2013.
Might we have been in for something quite bleak, like a Russia-setGet Carter?
Sadly, well never know, because it was ultimately decided that killing Jack McClane was too dark.
No third Gruber, no second cousins, no cute in-jokes.
Die Hard 6?
BeforeDie Hard 5came out, Willis seemed enthusiastic about making a sixth and final film in the franchise.
Assuming it ever actually happens,the new film is calledMcClaneand it will be directed by Len Wiseman.
