Live Free or Die Hard

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Live Free or Die Hard
Directed by Len Wiseman
Produced by John McTiernan
Arnold Rifkin
Bruce Willis
Written by Mark Bomback (screenplay)
Doug Richardson (written by)
Roderick Thorp (characters)
Starring Bruce Willis
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Timothy Olyphant
Music by Marco Beltrami cinematography = Simon Duggan
Editing by Nicolas De Toth
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) United States June 29, 2007
England July 6, 2007
Country USA
Language English
Preceded by Die Hard: With a Vengeance
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Live Free or Die Hard is the title of the fourth installment in the popular Die Hard series. It stars veteran actor Bruce Willis as John McClane, the protagonist of the first three films. The film takes place some 18 years after the first film, and see's McClane coming out of retirement to face a gang of Internet terrorists.

The story is based on a pitch by Doug Richardson, screenwriter on Die Hard 2, who told Willis his idea while working with the actor on Hostage. Initially in a 2005 interview with Willis in Empire magazine, the film was to be called Die Hard 4.0, as it revolves around computers. Although he said that, IGN later reported the film was to be called Die Hard: Reset instead[1]. 20th Century Fox later announced the title as Live Free or Die Hard and set a release date of June 29, 2007 with filming to begin in September 2006.[2] [3] Filming for Live Free or Die Hard started in downtown Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006.[4]

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[edit] Cast and crew

Len Wiseman, best known for his work on Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, has been announced as the director [5]. In an August 3, 2006 interview in USA Today, Wiseman said none of the characters (McClane excluded) from the earlier movies would be returning [6]. It was previously believed that John McTiernan, the director of the original Die Hard and Die Hard: With a Vengeance, would return to direct. However, he is currently facing jail time for perjury.

  • McClane's daughter is said to have a prominent role in the film (an idea previously considered for Die Hard: With a Vengeance). It was speculated that Bruce Willis' real life daughter Rumer, who was born the same year that the original Die Hard was released, is a prime candidate for the part of Lucy McClane. Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears had previously auditioned for the role; Paris Hilton had been considered for the role and Taylor Fry, who had played Lucy in the original Die Hard movie in 1988. On 19th October 2006, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play the part of Lucy McClane in the 2007 sequel. [7]
  • Timothy Olyphant has been announced as the nemesis of the film by The Hollywood Reporter on 19th October 2006.[7]
  • There have also been rumours that McClane's son will appear in this film, John McClane Jr.
  • Justin Long has signed on to join the upcoming film. He will play a good guy computer hacker that McClane teams up with. Because of his other films, he is expected to provide the comic relief in the film.[8][9]
  • Maggie Q will play a world-class hacker at odds with McClane who tries to terrorize America.[10]

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Bruce Willis John McClane
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Lucy McClane
Maggie Q Mai Lihn
Justin Long Matt Foster
Yancey Arias Agent Johnson
Timothy Olyphant Greg Pope
Chris Palermo Del
Jeffrey Wright Victor Pope
Yorgo Constantine Russo
Cyril Rafaelli

[edit] Trivia

  • In the very early stages of development, the title was Die Hard: Tears of the Sun. Reportedly, Bruce Willis liked the title so much that he convinced executives to drop it so it could be used for his 2003 film[11].
  • Bruce Willis' stunt double, Larry Rippenkroeger, was seriously injured when he fell 25 feet to the pavement. He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists. Production was temporarily shut down. Willis picked up the tab at area hotels for Larry's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. Larry also doubles for James Caan in his TV series, Las Vegas. Caan came and visited Larry in the hospital and joked around for over an hour. Larry told his parents he was glad when Caan left because he hurt so bad laughing at Caan's jokes.
  • The first trailer will be released with the fantasy film Eragon.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Long Shot for Die Hard: Reset
  2. ^ Live Free or Die Hard on June 29, 2007!. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Willis Confirms 'Die Hard 4' Nearly Ready To Roll. Die Hard 4.0 in 2007. Retrieved on March 31, 2006.
  4. ^ Filming of movie to close numerous city streets. Numerous downtown Baltimore streets will be closed this weekend and on future days for filming of the movie Live Free or Die Hard, featuring Bruce Willis.. Retrieved on September 22, 2006.
  5. ^ New Die Hard Helmer. Len Wisemen in negotiations to direct. Retrieved on March 31, 2006.
  6. ^ 'Die Hard' series coming back to life. Len Wisemen comments on cast. Retrieved on August 03, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Die Casts Olyphant as Villain. Retrieved on 2006-11-03.
  8. ^ Justin Long joins DIE HARD 4. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
  9. ^ Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4.
  10. ^ Long, Maggie Q join Willis in Die Hard. Retrieved on September 22.
  11. ^ Bruce Willis To Make 'Die Hard 4'. Details on "Tears of the Sun" title swap. Retrieved on October 11, 2002.

[edit] See also

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The Die Hard films
Die Hard | Die Hard 2 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Live Free or Die Hard
Characters
John McClane | Hans Gruber | Colonel Stuart | Simon Gruber | Zeus Carver
Video games
Die Hard | Die Hard Arcade | Die Hard Trilogy | Die Hard Trilogy 2 | Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza | Die Hard: Vendetta
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