Well, technically, neither were Live Free or Die Hard or A Good Day to Die Hard, although I enjoyed both on their own terms.
Trebilcook recently sat down with the folks at What Culture to discuss his script for the next installment. If this comes to pass, it will be the first original screenplay for a Die Hard film, the others having been adapted from other scripts sitting around the studio.
Here's what he had to say about setting the film in Japan:
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.
Read more at http://whatculture.com/film/die-hardest-screenwriter-ben-trebilcook-exclusive-interview-everything-need-know-die-hard-6.php#dgstCgxkccXcezxf.99
"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." Read more at http://whatculture.com/film/die-hardest-screenwriter-ben-trebilcook-exclusive-interview-everything-need-know-die-hard-6.php#dgstCgxkccXcezxf.99
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.
Read more at http://whatculture.com/film/die-hardest-screenwriter-ben-trebilcook-exclusive-interview-everything-need-know-die-hard-6.php#dgstCgxkccXcezxf.99
Read more at http://whatculture.com/film/die-hardest-screenwriter-ben-trebilcook-exclusive-interview-everything-need-know-die-hard-6.php#dgstCgxkccXcezxf.99
And a little bit on where we can expect of McClane this time around:
"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 says an old fan favourite will be back:
"A few Japanese fans on Twitter put two and two together when I uploaded a picture of a Katana (Samurai Sword) with some kanji reading ‘Zeus’. Yes, I've written Zeus Carver in for Samuel L. Jackson. Like I said before, it’s not a buddy-buddy script, but you can’t ignore him. Zeus played a major part in McClane’s life. They went through a lot together. They would certainly, without a doubt, still be in contact. A guy I know, Stel, wrote the '51st State' (aka 'Formula 51') with Sam the Man. I put the idea to him and he said Sam would probably love to have a sword in a movie; that’s how you could woo him. Let’s say I have a 'Better Tomorrow 2' vibe."
I don't know. A lot of what Trebilcook says sounds amazeballs. But it could suck balls as well. I'm willing to reserve judgement until I see a finished film. As long as the action isn't cartoonish, and McClane is a real man and not a super hero, I'll be halfway happy.
Source: What Culture
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