It wouldn’t be a Die Hard film without John McClane being joined by someone to help him solve a puzzle or shoot a German thief who was supposed to be dead but was just biding his time before dramatically leaping out of a body bag and I’m drifting again.
In previous films, McClane has teamed up with Carl Winslow, Nick Fury and some kid who can haz the haxoring skillz. In Die Hard 5 though, he’s going to be doing some estranged bonding with his son, as they take on all of Russia. Here’s an official look at the tag team so far.
Jai “Spartacus” Courtney will be starring as McClane Jr, alongside Willis, with director John Moore calling the shots behind the camera. As Courtney mentioned to EW about the picture, it shows McClane and his son in a bit of a tense situation, which mirrors their own relationship;
The relationship isn’t always functional. These are two guys who have been estranged for some time. John likes to wing it, see what happens. Jack’s more of a strategist.
With Die Hard 5 taking place in Russia, there’ll be plenty of time to do some catching up though, presumably over vodka drinks, car chases and dangerous shoot-outs with pissed off gangsters and special forces.
But besides familial issues, there’s been very little revealed about the plot of A good day to Die Hard. We know nothing about the villains, but would it be too hard to assume that yet another Gruber pops up to get some form of revenge, such as in previous odd-numbered instalments of the franchise?
I’m bloody well hoping so.
A good day to Die Hard also stars Sebastian Koch, Yulia Snigir, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Anne Vyalitsyna, and is out next year February.
Last Updated: October 4, 2012
James Francis
October 4, 2012 at 10:44
I’m not sold on this. McClane is a loner and his sidekicks are usually there to help out in small ways, but not get killed. Sam Jackson was a bit of an exception, but then again – it’s Sam Jackson. A buddy-cop movie with his gun-toting son? It really feels like the wrong direction for the franchise.
Lourens Corleone
October 4, 2012 at 13:21
The reason for the buddy-cop feel of Die Hard 3 was because it was reworked from a script for a potential Lethal Weapon film.
James Francis
October 4, 2012 at 13:57
Really? That’s pretty cool. Though they must have reworked the thing completely. Neither characters resonated Murtaugh or Riggs.
Kervyn Cloete
October 4, 2012 at 14:39
It’s actually quite a funny story. http://www.cracked.com/article_15635_illegitimate-offspring-10-most-tenuously-connected-movie-sequels.html
Basically Under Siege 2 used Speed 2’s script, so they used Die Hard 3’s script, so they used Lethal Weapon 4’s script.
EK
October 4, 2012 at 11:02
OOOOOOHHHHH, gimme MOAR Die Hard!
Grant Hancock
October 4, 2012 at 11:08
I actually think it’s a good idea… adds a new dynamic to the franchise. Would be an epic fail if was just another Die Hard movie… otherwise might as well just release Die Hard 4 with a new cover.
The first Die Hard had John McClane as a seemingly normal cop who was put into a crappy situation, and responded in an extraordinary way… subsequent films lost a bit of that feel. DH 4 tried to add the family dynamic with his daughter… but didn’t reeeaaally deliver. Hopefully this film will put ‘ol John ‘Yippy Ki Yay MotherTrucker’ McClane into a fresh new no-win situation that has a bit more substance than the last installment… I imagine he’ll die in this film, and this Jai Courtney guycarrying on the franchise…that is…if audiences like him.
James Francis
October 4, 2012 at 14:43
I don’t agree. The whole emphasis around the series is McLane going against the odds on his own. Sidekicks did feature in the last two, but they did not cramp his style. But here we have another guy who appears armed and very capable, which changes what Die Hard has always been about.
Family has appeared before – his daughter can also be seen in both the first and second movies.
Rincethis
October 4, 2012 at 11:44
Any Die Hard movie is a good movie in my book!