New details surrounding Die Hardest, the sixth film in the Die Hard franchise, lead us to believe that the film could be one of the best yet, a very promising thought.
There haven’t been many details that have surfaced regarding Die Hardest, but things are now starting to trickle into place.
What Culture (via Screen Rant) had the opportunity to speak to Ben Trebilcook, the screenwriter who is writing the Die Hard 6 script. What Trebilcook had to say was very promising.
Hmm, what can I say? What can I say? What am I allowed to say? OK, without spoiling too much, I can say that McClane is invited to Tokyo by the Nakatomi Corporation to be commended for his bravery and efforts in saving 36 lives, celebrating this on the 30th anniversary of the Naktatomi Hostage Crisis. It’s by no means Black Rain. Perhaps has a slight Rising Sun type tone. It’s also not a double-act buddy-buddy story. McClane began on his own and should end on his own. Of course he’s had assistance in various guises, aiding him in his ventures; but it’s not Lethal Weapon or a Jackie Chan film.
We really like the idea of the story of John McClane ending where it began. The recent Die Hard films have seemingly forgotten they are indeed Die Hard films and not just generic action movies. The fact that the screenwriter is very aware of this is a good sign. It definitely doesn’t mean that the film will be good, but it is a step in the right direction.
Another good sign is that McClane will be on his own for this film. He hasn’t done this since Die Harder, the second film in the series, and it’ll be great to see McClane go back to his roots.
Trebilcook also gave a description of what his McClane will be doing, and, well, it sounds perfect.
McClane is a gunslinger. A now retired, worn-out, tired, busted and broken cowboy. Everything he’s been through has to be taken into account. Yes, it’s a movie, but he isn’t invincible. He was never Bond. That’s what was so appealing to me with Bruce’s character. He got hurt. I see the first one as a drama with elements of action. It took its time to set up the story and unfold great characters. I believe I got that and also what I call ‘the hose-reel moment’.
You know, when McClane, in the first Die Hard leaped off the building with a fire hose, before it went kaboom; in the second, he ejects himself from the plane when he’s surrounded by grenades and in the third, he’s shot out the tunnel, through the air with a gush of water. I’ve got that ‘hose-reel moment’, as well as that cringing ‘glass pulling from the feet’ type scene. Man, that gets me every time. Pursued by bad guys; does he face them and die, or retreat, barefoot, across broken glass? THEN picks out itty bitty shards from his cut feet.
Trebilcook also noted that Samuel L. Jackson’s character, Zeus, is in the script, but he doesn’t say if Jackson will officially appear. If he does, it won’t be for long, as McClane will be on his own, but it certainly would be great to see him again.