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Side note: I think I forgot to mention that Doug Jones was at the John Dies at the End opening day screening, too. That was cool.
Total Film reveals that Brit writer Ben Trebilcook is currently working on "Die Hardest" (groan), which is only at the treatment stage at the moment. Still, it seems Fox is eager to capitalize on audiences overseas, even if at home interest seems to have waned. While exact story details are still being worked out, the story will again start in New York City but then take the action to Tokyo. "Die Hard: Tokyo Drift"? No word yet on if Jai Courtney will return or even if Willis or the studio will sign off on the idea (though dude will pretty much sign off on anything if the paycheck is right).
“It is extremely faithful to the franchise and characters and is a natural progression. It's also a very plausible storyline,” Trebilcook said, rather hilariously, considering plausibility with this series went out the window a couple movies ago. He also adds: "I feel it could be the 'Rocky Balboa' of the 'Die Hard' franchise." That's not the most compelling endorsement.
One of my very favorite movies of my early 20's.
"Laugh-a while you can, monkey-boy." And I am talking straight at you Mitchie ...
THE MATRIX Fight Choreographer Yuen Wo Ping to Direct CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON II
Ping, Yen, Yeoh...that enough for you to sign off on this Adgy?
Deadline reports that Cruise has signed on to star and produce "Mission: Impossible 5" (subtitle to be determined), with JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot also throwing their weight in there as well. And that's about it at the moment folks. No word if Jeremy Renner or Paula Patton will return or who will direct. Christopher McQuarrie has long been expected to take the reins for his best bud Cruise, but Paramount have yet to reveal if that will actually be the case, although it's worth bearing in mind that a couple of months ago he did seem uncertain about the job.
I'll be curious to see what the general public makes of this one. It feels to me like the right way to round out the series, but it's such a different film in many ways that I have no idea if people will respond to it or not. I think they managed to redeem the series with this last film, and it strikes me as a very strange take on the story so far. Todd Phillips will no doubt continue to mine the darkness we all have inside of us for laughs in the future, so it's good to see that when it comes down to it, he has a soft spot for his own characters, and he does ultimately give them all some small bit of solace, even if they seem determined to p*ss it away in the film's final images.