Die Hard Prequel: Bruce Willis Will Help Cast Young John McClane

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The upcomingDie Hardprequel , Die Hard : Year One , will feature a younger John McClane , and Bruce Willis will help be sick the role himself . The character ’s alienated wife Holly Gennero ( play by Bonnie Bedalia in the first two picture show ) is also require to seem in the prequel .

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Slash Filmspoked with Len Wiseman ( who directedLive complimentary or Die Hardand will directDie Hard : Year One ) , and let out that the prequelwill feature Willis as McClane , as well as a younger reading of the character through flashback . He explained that Willis will play an participating function in helping choose the doer who will play his young self , and also sum up that the character ’s estranged wife Holly Gennero will come along . In fact , Wiseman hinted at a possible menage reunion , reunify Bedalia and Willis with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jai Courtney , who act their child inLive Free or Die HardandA Good Day to go intemperately , severally .

While it has yet to be confirm whether or not the prequel will directly follow the consequence of the limited eight - issue comic Holy Writ serial of the same name , Wiseman support thatDie Hard : Year Onewill take topographic point in two different time periods : present day and the 1970s . In the laughable book series , McClane is a rookie cop attempting to garner a furtherance , while also debate with the fierce Son of Sam murders .

While the first twoDie Hardsequels are well regarded by fan of the series , the last two were criticized for thematically outdistance themselves from the format of the original . That said , Wiseman seem to have get a line from past mistakes , admittingLive Free or Die Hardsuffered on report of a hasten yield . So , on one hand , theDie Hardprequel has electric potential to mark a tonic homecoming to the dealership , but , on the other hand , it could twist out to be just as problematic as a 24-hour interval in the life story ofDie Hard’sown John McClane .