The Latest News on Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard
March 04, 2008
Rush Hour 3 Takes '07 DVD Rental Crown
It may not have been quite the box-office phenomenon that its predecessors were -- and critics may have disliked it enough to keep it down at 20 percent on the Tomatometer -- but that didn't stop Rush Hour 3 from emerging as the top DVD rental of 2007.... More...
January 24, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Rambo Leads Army of New Films Into Battle
The resurrection of yesterday's movie heroes continues with Sylvester Stallone's new film Rambo which finds the vet in Southeast Asia where he is pulled into another battle with baddies. The R-rated film from Lionsgate follows the actor's Rocky Balboa which defied the odds last winter to become... More...
November 20, 2007
RT on DVD: Live Free or Hairspray This Thanksgiving
Good news, blockbuster fans: this week in home entertainment features a crowd-pleasing toe-tapper (Hairspray), the return of John McClane (Live Free or Die Hard), another harrowing star turn by Christian Bale (Rescue Dawn), and plenty more (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse,... More...
August 15, 2007
Wiseman Will Escape from New York
Just about two weeks ago, we discussed the rumor that Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman was in line to helm the Escape from New York remake -- and it looks like the rumormongers were onto something, because Variety is now reporting that Wiseman is indeed in final negotiations with New Line for... More...
August 03, 2007
Gears of War, Escape from New York No Longer Director-less?
Action fans who have been waiting for more news regarding two of New Line's major upcoming projects -- specifically, the Gears of War adaptation and the Escape from New York remake -- get a double shot of rumor juice with this item. According to IESB, the studio is close to announcing who will be behind... More...
July 29, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Simpsons Movie Gobbles Up $72M Opening
Moviegoers across North America embraced The Simpsons Movie which beat out all industry expectations for an explosive number one opening this weekend grossing more than the next four biggest hits combined. More...
July 13, 2007
"Ratatouille" Tops RT's Mid-Year Report!
For several months, "Knocked Up" was bearer of the "Best-Reviewed Wide Release of 2007" crown. The award, however, now goes to "Ratatouille." In fact, the Pixar flick currently sits atop Rotten Tomatoes' Mid-Year Report, our new countdown detailing the 25 best-reviewed (and 10 worst) films of... More...
July 11, 2007
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Set to "Make It Happen" In Burlesque Flick
If you watched "Live Free or Die Hard" and thought, "Gee, what I'd really like to see is Mary Elizabeth Winstead with less clothing and more dancing," this item is for you: Variety is reporting that Winstead will star in "Make It Happen," a project referred to as... More...
July 08, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Transformers" Stomps on Foes To Capture #1 Spot With $152.5M Opening
Optimus Prime and his robot heroes seized the number one spot at the North American box office with an explosive opening for "Transformers" over the extended Independence Day holiday frame. The Paramount/DreamWorks co-production grossed an estimated $67.6M over the... More...
July 05, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Transformers" Already Dominating Holiday Week
Megatron and his sinister robot chums invade the North American box office aiming to extract riches from the multiplexes over the extended Fourth of July holiday week with the tentpole action vehicle "Transformers." More...
July 02, 2007
Critical Consensus: "Transformers" About As Much As Meets The Eye
"Transformers" comes out tomorrow with some major chips on its shoulders. The movie has to please both the hardcore and fair-weather fans, along the nostalgia-impervious moviegoers expecting only summer entertainment. What do the critics, probably among the last on director... More...
July 01, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Ratatouille" Becomes Top Chef of Box Office
Pixar scored its eighth consecutive number one opening with the animated feature "Ratatouille" which easily topped the North American box office chart this weekend. Bruce Willis got the action going in second place with the debut of his new shoot-em-up sequel "Live Free or Die... More...
June 28, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Rats and Bruce Hit Theaters This Weekend
Disney and Pixar aim for their eighth straight number one hit together with the latest computer animated film from the industry experts, "Ratatouille." More...
June 28, 2007
Critical Consensus: "Ratatouille" is Tasty, "Die Hard" is Solid, "Sicko" is Socko, "Evening" Falls
This week at the movies we have hungry, hungry rats ("Ratatouille," starring Patton Oswalt and Brad Garrett), a world-weary hero (Bruce Willis in "Live Free or Die Hard"), a provocateur extraordinaire ("Sicko," the new doc from Michael Moore), and a rare... More...
June 27, 2007
Long is No Mac Geek in "Die Hard"
Justin Long is well known as the Mac in the Mac Vs. PC television commercials. Now he plays a computer hacker in "Live Free or Die Hard," solidifying his geek credentials. Perhaps that is a testament to his acting, because Long claims to be computer illiterate.... More...
June 27, 2007
Critical Consensus: Yippee-Ki-Yay! "Live Free Or Die Hard" Is Certified Fresh
Although the 1988 original is one of the touchstones of modern action cinema, and although Bruce Willis is still as big a star as he's ever been, there were concerns among "Die Hard" diehards that the latest installment, "Live Free Or Die Hard," would be a letdown. There was the... More...
June 26, 2007
Di Bonaventura Wants R-Rated Beverly Hills Cop IV
While "Rocky Balboa" fights his last fight, "John Rambo" goes back into action, John McClane "Lives Free or Dies Hard" and "Indiana Jones" saddles up again, producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is looking back at Axel Foley.... More...
June 22, 2007
Interview: Bruce Willis Talks More "Die Hard" Sequels, Michael Bay, Real Stunts
Who wants to see a fifty-two-year old action hero? If that hero is Bruce Willis, the epitome of cool who redefined the action genre decades ago, then sign us up! We talked to Bruno about making "Live Free Or Die Hard," beefing with Michael Bay, and why this one may be the best "Die... More...
June 13, 2007
Wiseman Makes "Die Hard" for the Fans
"Live Free or Die Hard" director Len Wiseman promises "Die Hard" fans that he took good care of their series, being a "Die Hard" fan himself. And sometimes that conflicted with moving the proceedings along on set. More...
June 08, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Prospective "Wolverine" Director, "Shreks" Four And Five Set, New Site And Poster For "Halloween," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the director's job for "Wolverine" is a two-person race, Dreamworks has plans to reap more cash in the coming years with the next two "Shrek" films, and Rob Zombie's "Halloween" has a poster and website up and running.... More...
June 07, 2007
Has Fox Chosen a "Wolverine" Director?
According to one source, the studio has the "Wolverine" director's job down to a lead candidate ... and a backup choice. More...
June 04, 2007
Willis is Ready to "Die Hard" (Yet) Again!
The paint's not even dry on the fourth "Die Hard" movie and already Bruce Willis is answering a few questions about a fifth entry. Heck, if Harrison Ford can do it... More...
May 10, 2007
Forum Poster Bruce Willis Ain't Cool With Michael Bay
Bruce Willis has been chatting up some lucky web readers over his upcoming reemergence in "Live Free or Die Hard," talking movies and alienating "Armageddon" director Michael Bay along the way. Today: Bay's response! More...
May 10, 2007
Weinsteins & Lionsgate Snag Michael Moore's "Sicko"
The Brothers Weinstein and Lionsgate Films have teamed up to deliver Michael Moore's expose on the U.S. health care system on June 29th. More...
April 08, 2007
Winstead Gets Into "Die Hard" Action
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is going from horror babe to action chick. As John McClane's daughter Lucy in "Live Free or Die Hard," she'll get her own yippee kai-yeah moments too. More...
April 05, 2007
Brand-New "Die Hard 4" Trailer, Website Launch, Etc.
Already two of my movie-nerd pals have messaged me to complain about the "over-the-top" nature of this just-released "Live Free or Die Hard" trailer. I think those friends are nuts, because this is one seriously enticing little promo clip. (Plus, we have a new flipbook!)... More...
March 08, 2007
Producer Talks "Transformers," "G.I. Joe" & "Beverly Hills Cop 4"
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been absolutely everywhere these days, hyping his new Mark Wahlberg action flick "Shooter" to everyone with some bandwidth. When he sat down with Latino Review, he doled out a little info on movies like "G.I. Joe,"... More...
March 01, 2007
New One-Sheets for "Sunshine" and "Die Hard 4"
If you're anything like me you're really looking forward to a bunch of movies, especially Danny Boyle's "Sunshine" and the return of John McClane in "Live Free or Die Hard" -- which means you'll probably want to check out these new posters for about six seconds.... More...
February 16, 2007
Check Out the International Trailer for "Die Hard 4.0"
Yes, you heard me right: "Die Hard 4.0," because I doubt the title "Live Free or Die Hard" would mean a whole lot in France or Indonesia. Anyway, the international trailer is a bit shorter ... but a whole lot more action-intensive.... More...
January 18, 2007
Smith Explains "Die Hard 4" Villain
Kevin Smith known better for his long verbal diatribes in public Q&As or for writing long passages of dialogue for his talky movie character. The producers of "Live Free or Die Hard" knew he couldn't kick butt with Bruce Willis, so they gave him a role that better suited his talents.... More...
January 15, 2007
Olyphant Measures Up to "Die Hard" Villains
As the villain in "Live Free or Die Hard," Timothy Olyphant has some big shoes to fill. Alan Rickman began a whole career as villains based on the original, and Jeremy Irons did pretty well in "With a Vengeance." Thinking about Rickman, Olyphant feels self-conscious.... More...
January 12, 2007
Kevin Smith on Hacker Duty for "Die Hard 4"?
Last week we learned that Kevin Smith would be playing a small (but inevitably colorful) role in this summer's action-fest "Live Free or Die Hard," and now comes AICN with a little bit of an update -- but before you click on in, ask yourself what kind of character Kevin Smith would be playing... More...
January 04, 2007
Pixar's "Ratatouille" Scampers Beneath Summer ’07 Tentpoles
Disney’s release of Pixar’s latest, "Ratatouille," is under some scrutiny following the solid-but-not-stellar performance of last summer’s "Cars." More...
January 03, 2007
Kevin Smith Fulfills His Bruce Willis Dream, Appears in "Die Hard 4"
If you're MySpace friends with "Clerks" man Kevin Smith, you already know that the uber fanboy is a ginormous Bruce Willis fan (OMG he's online now!)...and now, the writer-director-turned-actor has announced he's fulfilled a lifelong dream by joining Bruno in the upcoming... More...
December 15, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: "Live Free Or Die Hard," AKA Car Chases, Explosions, and Helicopters!
John McClane is back in action and that means two things: more explosions and more evading certain death. Check out our flipbook images from the newly released teaser trailer for "Live Free or Die Hard!" More...
December 05, 2006
"Die Hard 4" Trailer Stuck to "Blood Diamond"?
Kind of on the fence on whether or not you want to see Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond"? Well here's a new selling point: The very first trailer for "Live Free or Die Hard" is (allegedly) going to be attached to (several? most? all?) prints of the dramatic thriller...... More...
December 01, 2006
New Set Pics of Willis, Jackman, McGregor & Bosworth
When you think "movie magazines" you probably mean Premiere, Entertainment Weekly, and Empire. But this week People Magazine seems to be in a movie-geek mood, which is why they're showing off new set pics from "The Tourist," "The Girl in the Park," and "Live... More...
November 04, 2006
Winstead Makes "Die Hard 4" a Family Affair
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, soon to be seen in the ensemble drama "Bobby," told Rotten Tomatoes that she plays John McClane's daughter in the upcoming "Live Free or Die Hard." More...
October 25, 2006
Will the Werewolf King Be Returning for "Underworld 3"?
British actor Michael Sheen is co-starring in a pair of high-profile dramas this season, "The Queen" and "The Blood Diamond," but when he sits down for an interview, the movie geeks want to know one thing. Will there be an "Underworld 3," and will Sheen be returning... More...
October 20, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: James Cameron's New Leading Man, Jackman Likes "Wolverine," "Hellboy" Has New Enemies, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, James Cameron finds his man for "Avatar," Hugh Jackman digs the "Wolverine" script, and Guillermo del Toro ponders some old friends as possible foes for "Hellboy." More...
October 04, 2006
Jeffrey Wright to Be Next "Die Hard" Villain?
The "Die Hard" series is well-known for giving Bruce Willis nasty villains played by good actors: Alan Rickman, Bill Sadler, Jeremy Irons... And now comes word that Jeffrey Wright might be pulling villain duty for John McClane's fourth manic misadventure.... More...
October 03, 2006
Set Pics: "Die Hard 4" & "The Golden Compass"
Snapshots were recently taken on the sets of "Live Free or Die Hard" and the hotly-anticipated rendition of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." So if you have any interest in either of these flicks, you just might want to take a look...... More...
September 22, 2006
"Die Hard 4" Signs Justin Long and Maggie Q
With "Live Free or Die Hard" production already underway (in ... Baltimore), we're now getting a few confirmations on new cast members. As reported earlier, Justin Long is in the cast as McClane's sidekick, and Maggie Q will play a mega-hot computer hacker.... More...
September 21, 2006
Bruce Willis Starts Shooting "Die Hard 4" -- in Baltimore
Yes, that's right: The newest "Die Hard" entry, tentatively (we hope) entitled "Live Free or Die Hard," has begun production in Baltimore -- a city that has a really awesome aquarium, should you ever spend a weekend there. More...

