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"Die Hard" not dead yet: New script in works
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 5/5/10 | Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit

Posted on 05/05/2010 7:03:31 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – John McClane's string of bad luck may not yet be over.

"Hitman" screenwriter Skip Woods is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to take a crack at a new "Die Hard" script. The New York cop known for consistently being in the wrong place at the right time has already survived four run-ins with terrorists, traitors and psychotic loose cannons of one stripe or another.

In his last outing, "Live Free or Die Hard," written by Mark Bomback and directed by Len Wiseman in 2007, McClane battled Web terrorists to $378 million in worldwide grosses -- 20 years after pitching Hans Gruber out a broken window at Fox towers. The studio sees another installment as a strong bet.

There's no word yet on the new project's story line, but former Fox executive Alex Young ("Unstoppable") is producing.

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Generally I don’t care for the bald look. But there can always be expectations.


61 posted on 05/06/2010 9:06:26 AM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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Natalie Portman in ‘V for Vendetta’ - another bald hottie!


62 posted on 05/06/2010 9:07:56 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Paul Ryan/Greg Abbott in 2012.)
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I thought the censoring of Mohammed was satirical in the episode but I guess it turns out Comedy Central really censored him and bleeped out his name. Damn. Fail.


63 posted on 05/06/2010 10:51:47 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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