Jun 22 2007 Live Free or Die Hard Director Now Okay in My Book
Apparently, this is Len Wiseman, director of Live Free or Die Hard, and his wife, Kate Beckinsale. Yeah, so uh, forget anything bad I might have said about your movie. You, sir, obviously know something I don't. Cheers.
Jun 21 2007 Kevin Smith Interviews Bruce Willis, Wears 'Jorts'
People are always asking me, 'Kevin, why would you let your 7-year-old daughter be your stylist?' and I always say, 'Look, I could just give her an allowance, but I wanted her to learn the value of hard work.'
Kevin Smith always seems to be at his best when he's not making movies. In this clip, he gets to interview Bruce Willis, asking such gems as, "Do you think if you were from anyplace else [besides Jersey], that you'd be Bruce Willis today?"
That is truly a question for the ages, Mr. Smith. Perhaps if he were from Houston instead, he'd be Stanley Griggs, a nebbish accountant with a hirsute fetish spawned when he was molested by a fur seal during a trip to the gulf. But really, I don't blame Smith for this interview - it's obvious it was edited by some studio suit's ADD-afflicted cousin and probably cuts out anything interesting that they covered. Bummer, 'cause I would kill for another giant spider story.
Jun 15 2007 10 Minutes of Die Hard Are....Eh?
I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom
10 minutes of Live Free or Die Hard (or as I like to call it, Die Hard 4: Someone is Trying to Die Me, Hard, but I Wanna Live Free and Not Die. Hard.) is now online at Yahoo Movies Japan. Medium Quality Version, High Quality Version
Judging by this, I'd say... eh. I'm not sure. It looks like they got the wisecracking down, but the music's a little much and I'm a bit worried they've turned John McClane into superman. But what the f***, I'll give it a chance. 'Cause I mean it's either go see that or bang supermodels. My life is so predictable.
May 15 2007 "Yippee Kai-Yay, MF" Cut Entirely?
Straight guys are named Bruce too, you know.
The news that Live Free or Die Hard will be rated PG-13 isn't exactly new, but now Monsters and Critics is reporting that "Yippee Kai-Yay, Motherf***er" has been cut entirely. From the post, it's a little unclear whether this information has been confirmed, or whether this is just an inference based on the rating.
If it's true, it's bogus. Real men like me only cut motherf***ers in prison.
May 10 2007 Bruce Willis Pwns Michael Bay, is My Hero
Why won't this hack die?
Apparently, Bruce Willis has been speaking out over on AICN about the new Die Hard Movie. I'll spare you the details of him defending the PG-13 rating, because the really interesting part is what he had to say when someone asked him about the possibility of Michael Bay doing a Die Hard film:
Wrote Willis: [Bay] “Would have ruined DH4. Few people will work with him now, and I know I will never work with him again.”
And he wasn't done telling it like it is. He also had this to say about producer Joel Silver (V for Vendetta, Gothika, Veronica Mars, House of Wax)
“F*** Joel Silver,” Willis responded. “That is because you do not understand my relationship with Joel S. We are cordial now when we bump into each other, but we have not worked together since Last Boy Scout.”“If my remarks here should ever appear in print, I will stand by them, but in the heat of the moment, when I was being told that only Joel S. could make a good Die Hard, I had to speak up. I should probably remain more diplomatic, but as this is a Site that primarily deals with Film, I spoke my mind. Joel S. know how I feel about him. And Perfect Stranger was ruined by the producers. Oddly enough, that film was meant to be a hard R rating, but when all the things that were meant to be in it were cut, EXCEPT for the F***’s, they got a PG-13 rating. Weird right? I was disappointed with that film, and I agree with you opinion of it. Everyone tried hard, worked hard, but it was not to be.”
There you have it, folks. Bruce Willis spends all his time ranting on message boards too. And to be honest, after seeing this clip of him wasted at a basketball game, I thought my opinion of him couldn't get any higher.
Except for that hanging out with your ex-wife and her new husband thing. That shit's weird.
May 3 2007 Live Free or Die Hard: Yippie Kai Yay! Uh..Dude.
"Okay, kid. Things are liable to get pretty intense in there. People are gonna die, heads will get blown off, I'll shout a lot; but whatever you do, don't swear. Swearing makes the baby Jesus cry."
In a victory for, like, Mormons everywhere, it looks like Live Free or Die Hard is going to be cut for a PG-13 rating.
I tried to watch the first Die Hard on basic cable once, but changed the channel when Bruce Willis shouted "Yippie Kai Yay, Mr. Falcon!" Seriously. I'll never understand why it's okay to bleep Jerry Springer but movie cursing has to be dubbed over with retarded gibberish.
"Forget you!" "No, forget you!" "Forget me? Forget your mother! In fact, both of you can go forget yourselves!" "Forget you and the horse you rode in on, pal."
Apr 13 2007 Living Free, Dying Hard
It seems that the two Seinfeld vets who wrote and directed Live Free or Die, the independent film that opened on a handful of screens in New England last week, are a bit surprised to be nearly sharing a title with the soon-to-be-released Bruce Willis blockbuster.
Co-Writer/Director Gregg Kavet:
Well I don't know for sure that they stole it, but we didn't offer Bruce Willis the role. You know, and why pick Live Free or Die Hard? They have so many juicier titles to pick from, not least of which is Die Hardest.Die Hardest? Come on guys, if you want them to change the name you've gotta give 'em something better than that. Here are some of our suggestions:
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Die Hard
In God We Die Hard
Sic Semper Die Hard
I Regret That I Have But One Chance to Die Hard For My Country
Don't Tread on Me or You Will Die. Hard. 4.
Die Hard 4: Someone is Trying to Die Me, Hard, but I Wanna Live Free and Not Die. Hard.
Special thanks to muses Ben and Brendan for this one.
Apr 4 2007 Bruce Willis Either Lives Free or Dies Hard in New Trailer
Wise-cracking John McClane returns to fight Internet terrorists in Live Free or Die Hard, the fourth installment of the infeasible action series. Despite his age, the new trailer shows that Bruce Willis can still deliver the action and one-liners like he used to, though I will say his now completely bald head and propensity towards facial lesions makes me think he might be playing this one as Tom Hanks from Philadelphia.
Feb 28 2007 Live Free or Die Hard Poster
Bruce Willis delivers his look of utter disapproval towards Internet-based terrorism in the new poster for Live Free or Die Hard, which is apparently also being called Die Hard 4.0.
The intensity in his eyes says "I'm still a bad ass," but the scabs on his face say "I'm also a meth head."
Oct 4 2006 Villainy Rumors
Both Live Free or Die Hard and The Bourne Ultimanum have already begun shooting, yet neither sequel has announced who will play the lead villain. However, some rumors have turned up. For the latest Die Hard, JewReview, the self-proclaimed entertainment website for the Chosen People, has declared that Jeffrey Wright will take the role of the antagonist. Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter claims an offer has been made for Gael Garcia Bernal to come on as Matt Damon's nemesis.
I think either actor would be great as a villain, particularly after their past atrocities have come to light. In case you haven't heard, before nabbing his big role in Y tu Mama Tambien, Bernal performed a variety of grotesque experiments on puppies, kitties, and baby penguins in the hopes of creating a "cuter chimera." None survived. And prior to playing Bennett Holiday in Syriana, Jeffrey Wright was Hitler.
Oct 2 2006 Die Hard IV: Die Balder
I was going to just caption this as "First look at John McClane in Live Free or Die Hard," but doesn't "Don't touch Grandpa's medicine" work just as well?
P.S. If anyone is wondering why John McClane is now bald, it's because Bruce Willis is bald. Easy as that.
More looks at his baldness over here.
May 23 2006 Die Hard 4 Starting Soon
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, Bruce Willis announced another sequel to the popular Die Hard was ready to start shooting and is poised to be in theaters by next summer.
We're as close as we've ever got to getting Die Hard 4 started. It won't be called Die Hard 4 but that will be the story. Hopefully it will be out next summer.
Honestly, how many times can be in the wrong place at the wrong time so that he stops a group of terrorists? There's only so many times it's feasible. At least for the Home Alone series, they switched kids after two of them. I'll believe there are several negligent parents of children capable of inventing elaborate traps, but there's no way John McClane is catching more terrorists. At his current age, it might be a better idea to literally make it about him dying. To show he's "dying hard," he can keep slapping the doctor's hand away from turning off his life support machine. And he'd make wisecracks about it.
