McClane (film)
| McClane | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Characters by Roderick Thorpe |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Studios |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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McClane is an American action-crime film in development that would serve as a reboot of the Die Hard series.
Plot[edit]
The origin of John McClane’s police career.
Cast[edit]
- TBA as John McClane
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
When the production was formally announced for the fifth film in the series, Bruce Willis expressed his desire to retire the John McClane character in a sixth and final film.[1][2] By September 2017, Wiseman publicly floated that he was casting for a young version of John McClane for his self-penned origin story called John McClane, whose plot was rumored to borrow heavily from the Die Hard: Year One comic book mini-series.[3] Six months later, the studio enlisted duo Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes to re-write the screenplay after Bruce Willis refused to endorse the previous edition and its actor.[4][5] In July 2018, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura submitted an updated treatment titled McClane, further confirming that the storyline features elements of McClane's and Holly's characters in the 1970s, intermixed with their present-day counterparts.[6] The following month, Wiseman stated that pre-production on the new film should start as soon as the script has been completed.[7] On September 24, 2018, Tobey Maguire joined the production team late Summer 2018.[8] By December 2018, di Bonaventura handed in yet another draft, this time without input from Willis.[9] Production designer Carol Uraneck, who was hired in September 2018, later left the project by the close of the year.[10] In February 2019, the production team made a revision to the writing, insinuating that the project, though supposedly moving forward, is on the studio's backburner, as evidenced by executives not even having read the script yet.[11] Die Hard was removed from the Fox imprint through at least its 2021 slate, along with its theatrical distribution executive, Chris Aronson during Disney's acquisition.[12][13][14] The production was later cancelled outright in August 2019 after further consideration by Disney.[15] On August 14, 2019, it was reported that McClane will be rebooted either for Disney+ or Hulu.[16] On September 20, 2019, it was rumored that McClane will be a movie and focus on the origin story of McClane’s police career and reboot of the franchise.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bruce Willis Fears Being Replaced in Die Hard 6". ThaIndian. ThaIndian News. 9 October 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Moore, Ben (19 October 2010). "Bruce Willis to Retire John McClane after Die Hard 5 & 6". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2017). "'Underworld': Len Wiseman Spearheading TV Series Adaptation Of Movie Franchise". Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (March 12, 2018). "New Die Hard Movie Enlists The Conjuring Screenwriters". The Tracking Board. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Scott, Ryan (August 3, 2018). "Bruce Willis Will Help Cast Young John McClane in Die Hard 6". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Travis, Ben (September 3, 2018). "New Die Hard 6's Title Is McClane - Exclusive". Empire Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Topel, Fred (2018-08-03). "The 'Die Hard: Year One' Script Features a Young Holly Gennero, Bruce Willis Will Help Cast the Young John McClane [Exclusive]". /Film. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ David, Mark (September 24, 2018). "Tobey Maguire Lists Bare Land in Brentwood". Variety. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Wakeman, Gregory (December 12, 2018). "McClane producer on the 'tricky' balance of making a Die Hard prequel/sequel". metro. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Marc, Christopher (September 22, 2018). "Len Wiseman's 'Die Hard' Prequel/Sequel 'McClane' Seemingly Moving Forward as Art Directors from 'Captain Marvel' and 'Venom' are Hired". Geeks WorldWide. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Brew, Simon (January 31, 2019). "Exclusive: a new script for Die Hard 6 has gone in this week". Film Stories UK. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Brew, Simon (February 2, 2017). "How A Good Day To Die Hard Left the Franchise in Limbo". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Disney wins: Comcast drops its bid for 21st Century Fox". CNN Money. July 19, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Sakoui, Anousha (March 21, 2019). "Disney Begins Fox Layoffs With Cuts Focusing on Film Studio". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Plank, Sam (August 9, 2019). "Disney Has Decided To Cancel A Ton Of Major Fox Movies". We Got This Covered. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ↑ Joshi, Shaan (August 14, 2019). "Disney Planning To Reboot The Die Hard Franchise". We Got This Covered. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ↑ Joseph, Matt (September 20, 2019). "Teen Wolf Star Being Eyed To Play John McClane In Disney's Die Hard Reboot". We Got This Covered. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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