Earlier this month we posted the first trailer (er… teaser) for A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, the fifth installment of the John McClane franchise, which sees Bruce Willis returning to the role that made him a box office superstar. I’ve said it before, I love the DIE HARD films, and the McClane character, but even I have to admit 2007’s LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD wasn’t what I wanted it to be. The fourth outing met with mixed fan and critic reaction (most being on the negative side), and sadly the powers that be decided to make that installment PG-13, taking away a lot of what made the DIE HARD movies so great – violence, foul language, and… more violence. The film seemed like a shell of what the John McClane stories used to be. It was Bruce Willis jumping into action, and acting cocky, but it just didn’t quite feel the same. Even then Willis stated he wouldn’t mind doing yet another film in the franchise should the opportunity present itself. The newest effort if called A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, and is directed by John Moore (MAX PAYNE). Mary Elizabeth Winstead returns as Lucy McClane, though she’s not the focus this time out. In this story John McClane Sr. (Willis) teams up with his son John McClane Jr. (Jai Courtney) to fight local forces in Russia. The first trailer looked fun, though I’m not used to seeing such a glib McClane, but this new trailer really pushed the action aspect – and I’m kinda loving that last line. We’ll find out soon enough as A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD opens February 14… Valentine’s Day… the perfect date movie? Take a look at the first poster (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly) and full trailer, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD stars Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Amaury Nolasco, Cole Hauser, Sebastian Koch, Julia Snigir, Anne Vyalitsyna, Iván Kamarás, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The screenplay is written by Skip Woods (THE A-TEAM, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, HITMAN). As a side note of trivia – Bruce Willis was 33 when the first DIE HARD came out… he’s 57 now.
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack–unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
