Screenwriter Teases John McClane in Japan for 'Die Hard 6'

Bruce Willis may be bored of making action flicks (it really shows!!) but he knows what keeps him rich and famous enough to keep acting like a crotchety old man in interviews. And that, unfortunately for us, is more Die Hard. We can all acknowledge that A Good Day to Die Hard was a creative low point for an already-struggling franchise, but the fact is it made $304M worldwide. Only $67M of that was here in the States, but who cares about that anymore? Willis began talking about a sequel before the credits had finished rolling, and Brit scribe Ben Trebilcock (seriously) was hired to pen a script for Die Hardest, which would take John McClane to Tokyo, and now we're learning a bit more about it.

Because apparently Die Hard in Russia was such a cool idea, the next film will drop him in Japan where presumably trouble will follow him like a magnet. Trebilcock spoke with WhatCulture about it and seemed to hint that McClane would be flying solo for this one, and that it may be his final adventure. Pfft!! Willis will see about that!

Trebilcock:  “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 Nakatomi 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.”

So no father/son bonding next time? Ok, that could be a step in the right direction, but now this....

Trebilcock:  “A well-known Hollywood director pal of mine is a massive ‘Die Hard fan.’ Huge. He read [my script] and adored it. Having him alone read it and say he liked it was good enough, but saying it ticked so many fan-boxes for him and made him smile and was a keen page-turner, well, if the script doesn’t go anywhere, his comments were winter fuel on these cold, dark, London nights. For me, as a fan, familiarity. I’d be saying ‘Yes!’ throughout particular scenes and smiling fondly with certain lines of dialogue. Some insane action. I’ve tied a lot of things together.”

Dude, get over yourself. It's Die Hard. It shouldn't be that hard to screw up yet somehow many have done so, and you could be the next one. Trebilcock apparently mentioned the possible return of Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus from Die Hard with a Vengeance, which would seem to negate that whole "not a double-act buddy-buddy story" thing, and emphasized a return to basics.  Aren't the Die Hard movie already extraordinarily simple? Whatever.