Es gab ja bereits vor Monaten Gerüchte um Tokio, die dann dementiert wurden. Aber scheint was dran gewesen zu sein, denn "Die Hardest" (Arbeitstitel) Drehbuchautor Ben Trebilcook hat geplaudert: "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".
"back to basics" ...
"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."
q.: What Culture (via JoBlo)
Also wird John zum 30. Jahrestag der Nakatomi Geiselnahme eingeladen, und in Tokio für seinen Heldenmut geehrt. Tonal mehr "Die Wiege der Sonne" als "Black Rain". Keine Buddy Geschichte, denn McClane begann alleine, und im letzten Teil endet es auch so. Auch wenn er immer wieder Assistenten gehabt hätte, sei dies nie eine 2 Mann Show wie "Lethal Weapon" gewesen. Back to basics.
McClane sei ein Revolverheld. Nun in Rente, ausgebrannt, müde und kaputt.
Zudem gab Trebilcook noch an, Samuel L. Jacksons Charakter Zeus (aus "Stirb langsam: Jetzt erst recht") sei im Drehbuch. Da es aber kein weiterer Buddy "Die Hard" werden soll, vermutlich nur als Cameo oder so.
Was wird wohl in Tokio schief laufen? Wollt ihr überhaupt noch einen Teil?
