Tom Rothman, co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment, appeared on Jim Rome this morning to announce the future of the Die Hard franchise. Apparently Rome is a huge fan of the Die Hard series and somehow scored the exclusive. Details can be found after the jump. Here is what was revealed: Die…
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The fourth sequel to Die Hard -- a movie I'm not convinced that anyone really wants to see -- has gone through a few permutations, as Die Hard sequels tend to do. The last director was Noam Murro, who dropped out earlier this year when he was hired to direct 300: Battle of Artemisia. When…
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Sometimes when you watch a filmmaker's first movie you know exactly what he's going to be. That's not the case for Justin Lin. His first film, the fantastic Better Luck Tomorrow, gave almost no indication of just how incredibly massive a director he'd eventually become. After back to back box office smash hits with Fast…
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As you know, this week we launched a new registered user-only commenting section. I thought since the weekends are always slow here on /Film, why not take a look at the most liked comments of last week. Maybe we'll continue to post this round-up every weekend and you might even see your comment on the…
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The potential Die Hard 5 excitement level is going up and down like an express elevator from Hell. For months we'd just assumed that Noam Murro was going to direct the inevitable next chapter in the Bruce Willis action saga, but when he signed for 300: Battle of Artemisia, it looked like the job was…
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Earlier this year, we reported that Noam Murro (Smart People, those Halo: Reach commercials) had been hired to direct Die Hard 5. More recently, however, Murro was chosen to helm 300: Battle of Artemisia (formerly titled Xerxes), and the demands of that project have forced him to drop Die Hard 5. But the project appears…
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On Friday afternoon, it was revealed that 20th Century Fox had hired five time DGA nominated commercials director Noam Murro to direct Die Hard 5. We've been following Murro's commercial career for a while now, and it was only a matter of time before he landed a big Hollywood film -- and this looks to…
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Update (from editor Peter Sciretta): Deadline has learned that five time DGA nominated commercials director Noam Murro (Smart People) has been hired to direct Die Hard 5. Fox was impressed with the commercials he most recently shot for Microsoft's Halo. Watch them here. We've been following Murro's commercial career for a while now, and it…
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Every time Bruce Wills is out promoting a new movie, he knows he's going to get asked about Die Hard. And every time he gets asked about Die Hard, he doesn't disappoint. While promoting Cop Out earlier this year, Willis claimed that "I think we’re going to do a Die Hard 5 next year." Now,…
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Ain't It Cool has heard from their sources (which I assume must be embedded in 20th Century Fox) that the upcoming Die Hard 5 will be titled Die Hard 24/7 and the in development Fantastic Four reboot might be titled Fantastic Four Reborn. And if the title wasn't completely clear, Harry also confirms that the…
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Skip Woods is in talks with 20th Century Fox to write Die Hard 5. Woods is the screenwriter behind Swordfish and Hitman, and one of the writers on X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the upcoming A-Team movie. No information has been released on a possible storyline for the fifth installment, but Bruce Willis has said that…
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I don't usually cover "wish fulfillment stories". For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, an interviewer at a junket asks a movie star, director or screenwriter if they'd ever do another sequel or remake of some popular movie. When faced with this question, the interviewee almost always says something like they'd…
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