It also provided a template for action movies for the next decade, with many adopting the "Die Hard on an X" formula, such as Speed, Passenger 57 and Under Siege. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Richard Gere was offered the movie before Bruce Willis was hired for the lead role of John McClane.ĭie Hard was a hit during its original release and is now regarded as an action classic. A contractual quirk meant Sinatra had to be offered Die Hard first, though he had retired from acting by this point. The book was a sequel to author Roderick Thorp's The Detective, which was adapted into a Frank Sinatra movie of the same name. The original Die Hard was based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, about a retired cop who becomes trapped in a skyscraper during a terrorist takeover. Here's why White House Down 2 didn't happen.
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