--- title: "Bruce Willis Will Return As John McClane For One Last ‘Die Hard’ Movie" date: "2017-09-27" modified: "2017-09-27" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/bruce-willis-will-return-die-hard/" categories: - "Culture" - "Entertainment" --- # Bruce Willis Will Return As John McClane For One Last ‘Die Hard’ Movie ![]() Bruce Willis will return to the big screen to die hard, again, in one final installment in the acclaimed *Die Hard* action franchise, [according to]() Deadline. And based on initial reports, the next flick will be unlike anything we’ve seen before. The still-unnamed sixth *Die Hard* film, directed by Len Wiseman of the *Underworld* franchise will be a combo prequel/sequel starring Willis as the aging, but unstoppable shoeless super cop John McClane, alternating between present day and his time cutting his teeth as a beat cop in a gritty 1970s New York City. Related: Why ‘Die Hard’ Is The Greatest Christmas Movie Of All Time » Given that the movie is billed as both a sequel to 2013’s [*A Good Day to Die-Hard*]()and a prequel to 1988’s [*Die Hard*](), it seems likely that McClane’s backstory will be told through flashbacks. Casting for the younger McClane is underway, so we can at least rule one thing out: We will not see Willis slathered in makeup and wearing a wig in an attempt to pass as a wet-behind the ears rookie cop 40 years younger than he really is. “The right casting for this role is crucial,” Wiseman [told]() Deadline. “Those bare feet have some very big shoes to fill.” But perhaps Wiseman will eschew the typical flashback for narration by a hard-bitten but nostalgic Willis regaling the assembled guests at a (non-violent) Christmas party. Seeing an older McClane recalling his adventures with the wisdom of hindsight could be a good opportunity to humanize the indestructible star of the franchise during his last hurrah. It’s something the 62-year-old actor has done before in both *Red* films and *G.I. Joe: Retaliation*, playing up his character’s age with a reference to a bad back, knee, or high cholesterol while still managing to kick the crap out of goons 20 or 30 years his junior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWKwat0kpko Or, perhaps we’re thinking about this all wrong. After all, we’re talking about John *motherfucking* McClane here; there’s no way he’d sit on his haunches regaling folks in goofy Christmas sweaters (seriously, this better have a Christmas theme). No, he’d be out dropping nefarious terrorists from high-rise buildings, leaping off of bridges, buses, and, if there’s any justice in the world, [at least one jet](). Details regarding the new film are scarce, but one thing is certain: the script better include at least one “yippee-ki-yay, motherfuckers!” **WATCH NEXT:** ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()