Release Date: June 27, 2007
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Len Wiseman
Screenwriter: Mark Bomback
Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jonathan Sadowski
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
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Plot Summary: An attack on the vulnerable United States computer infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the shattering scheme has figured out every digital angle - but he never figured an old-fashioned, "analog" fly-in-the-ointment: John McClane.

Release Date Notes: (8/24/06) This long-delayed next entry in the 'Die Hard' series has been in development for so long that many, many potential "summer" targets have been rumored over the years. So long that not only was it often a generic "summer, 200x", but that before that, it was sometimes a generic "summer, 199x." Well, now it's a real thing for sure, for sure, and the prime pre-4th date of June 29th, 2007 is it. (12/15/06) It looks like the date *may* be bumped back a few days to the actual July 4th holiday date, depending upon whether you interpret the brand new trailer as being literal or just referring to the fact that the June 29th date (the Friday before the 4th) is the start of the holiday weekend. I'm sure we'll get an official answer when the movie's website starts up.

Title Note: (3/28/05) There are numerous reports that the title will be 'Die Hard 4.0', hinting that the story has something to do with computers. (8/24/06) Sort of reminding me of 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' (sticking the phrase 'Die Hard' in a longer phrase), the official title is now 'Live Free or Die Hard.'

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Production Company: Cheyenne Enterprises (Man of War, The Whole Nine Yards 2; this is Bruce Willis' production company)

Cast: Bruce Willis (John McClane), Justin Long (Matt Foster), Yancey Arias (Agent Johnson), Yorgo Constantien (Russo), Timothy Olyphant (Greg), Maggie Q (Mae Linh), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Lucy McClane), Jeffrey Wright (Victor Pope)

Cast Notes: (3/28/05) There are recent rumors that Ben Affleck may be in talks to costar as McClane's son, now grown up (ummm... obviously . (8/24/06) It's still unclear as to whether he is playing McClane's son, but Justin Long is the first actor to join the cast with Willis. Justin Long is probably best known as the star of Accepted, and for playing the "Mac guy" in those Apple commercials. I also think it might be interesting to note that if Kate Beckinsale does *not* join the cast, this will be the first movie director Len Wiseman has made that doesn't star his wife. (10/22/06) First off, just to clarify, Long isn't playing McClane's son. Okay, on to newer casting news. Timothy Olyphant (of HBO's 'Deadwood') has joined the cast as the central villain, a role that had previously been rumored to be going to Jeffrey Wright. Also joining the cast are Maggie Q and relative newcomer Mary Elizabeth Winstead as McClane's daughter.

Director: Len Wiseman (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution)

Director Notes: (8/25/06) Len Wiseman, who has previously concentrated on the 'Underworld' series, will be taking on his second franchise, replacing John McTiernan, who directed #1 and #3. This doesn't really have much to do with this movie, but as a note to what McTiernan is doing these days, he is currently dealing with legal problems with the FBI (source: Wikipedia).

Screenwriter: Mark Bomback (Godsend); rewrite by Doug Richardson (Hostage; cowriter of Bad Boys, Money Train, Die Hard 2: Die Harder)

Based Upon: If this film is made, it would of course be the fourth in a series of films that started with Die Hard in 1988, which was followed in 1990 by Die Hard 2 and in 1995 by Die Hard: With a Vengeance.

Premise: When a criminal plot is in place to take down the entire computer and technological structure that supports the economy of the United States (and the world), it's up to a decidedly "old school" hero, police detective John McClane (Willis), to take down the conspiracy, aided by a young hacker (Long).

Premise Notes: (6/10/03) There is currently no word about what this movie might be about, except that it will follow another adventure featuring New York cop John McClane (Willis). (3/28/05) More specifically, in this movie, he will now be *retired* New York cop John McClane. Also, as suggested by the 4.0 title, the plot will have something to do with computers. (8/24/06) The good people at IGN FilmForce have posted a nicely detailed summary of the premise.

Filming: (8/24/06) After false starts over the course of the last few years, filming is finally confirmed to be starting in September, 2006 at locations in Washington, DC and Vancouver, Canada.

Genre: Action, Crime, Eye Candy, Sequel, Thriller

Tears of the Sun Note: (6/9/00) Bruce Willis told Playboy, in an August 1998 interview, that Die Hard 4 would be about John McClane and 3 other cops who end up in the Amazon, and have to make their way out with no guns, explosives, etc. Bruce was describing Tears of the Sun, but Variety has reported that it is no longer being developed as Die Hard 4, but is instead being rewritten by Jeff King (cowriter of Blood and Chocolate) to be its own film, separate from this franchise (and not necessarily starring Willis). (7/19/02) They appear to be from completely separate scripts, but with similar concepts, but Army Archerd of "Variety" reports that the title of Willis' latest action movie has been changed from "Hostile Rescue" to... Tears of the Sun. (10/11/02) According to "The Hollywood Reporter", the revitalization of this project formerly believed dead has something to do with the title of that movie, which is now back to Man of War.


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