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Secret Asian Man spies on DIE HARD 4.0 on a Plane at 30,000 feet!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... I love this sort of "spy report" - it's exactly the sort of thing that tells us that cool movie shit is happening all around us, you need just keep your eyes and ears open to hear and see it. Secret Asian Man was eavesdropping upon a meeting, it seems, between Len Wiseman, Patrick Tatoupolous and possibly a line producer on the next DIE HARD film. What's interesting about this report is that they were flying from Los Angeles to Baltimore over the 4th of July... Why are they headed to Baltimore? Is this where they're planning to shoot the next DIE HARD? Wenow know there's a flipped over semi-truck. And... John Maclane's son has gone the way of the dodo. Here's Secret Asian Man with the scoop...
Hey Harry. This is my first time writing to you or contributing in any way to aint it cool. Anyways, I was flying down to Baltimore from Los Angeles over the Fourth of July weekend. I was sitting in first class and as the sneaky little easedropper that I am, I was listening in on the conversation of the two gentlemen in front of me. First of all, let me say that I first noticed that the gentleman in front of me to my left was looking through a portfolio with a lot of sketch art in it. The portfolio had the title "Die Hard 4.0" on it and also the name Patrick. The upper left hand corner of the pages had in bold print, "Die Hard". This, needless to say, caught my attention. I was trying to peek through the open space to get a better glimpse of the portfolio but the only thing that I could see was a drawing of what looked like a flipped over semi-truck. The two men were talking back and forth to each other and the gentleman directly in front of me said, "I then want Maclane to jump out of the way". I by no means know what he meant by this but as soon as I heard the name "Maclane", I knew that this was someone big. The person sitting next to me leaned forward and said, "Hey Len". Bingo!! It was the director, Len Wiseman!! Nice! To my great fortune, I got to sit behind the next director of the Die Hard movies! The person sitting right next to me also had something to do with the movie but I'm not sure what it is. He was looking through a bunch of pages with numbers on it which made no sense to me. However, he did say to Len, "I don't think we should put ______ in the credits". (Didn't hear the name). I finally got the balls to ask the guy if the person in front of me was Len Wiseman and he said yes. I told him that I read about the story line for the next Die Hard and heard that Maclane's son was suppose to be in it. The guy told me that that was the original concept but they changed it. Now, it's not Maclane's son, but some computer genious that they're getting out of jail to help Maclane with the situation.
Anyways, it's not much but I thought this was pretty interesting. (At least to me it was) If you decide to use this, you can call me Secret Asian Man. Peace out!
Oh, and by the way. I was looking through the credits of Underworld and the only Patrick that I saw was Patrick Tatoupolous who was the costume designer. This makes a lot of sense since sketch art would be what he does. (and he did look Greek)
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...wait...wrong talk back...
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WTF, that guys should be under the plane with the baggage.
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fuck you
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Thats pretty cool that he was sitting next to Len and the crew of the next Die Hard movie. That would be better than Christmas morning. But I'm wondering if he just said they changed it since it's really early and didn't want to give plot points away.
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What happened to original ideas? do we really need another Die Hard Movie sure the first one was great but all these sequels are beginning to reek of desperation.
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forgot to add that part. woops
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Call me crazy but the die hard franchise is dead. The 3rd film was running on empty.
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Sounds like a bogus 'spy report'...more like leaked information.
I DO like the idea of axing Mclaine's son and simply going with a con/partner who knows about computers and is possible connected.
Just don't let Justin Tinberlake anywhere near this..PLEASE! -
Watch out for Avon MacClaine.
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It had to be said.
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TBers aren't held up to the same criteria. So don't worry about being a gentlemant.
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I don't know ( or much care ) what the rest of you think but I think all 3 movies have been entertaining ( especially the great original movie ) and I have no doubt that 4 will be a good movie as well. Willis was born to play this character and he does it well.
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I figured I'd get in on the typo party too. I tell ya i'd much rather see a sequel to an existing franchise in the hopes it was a more original idea than the current trend in Hollywood which seems to be on the remake wagon these days.
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Clarence Gilyard in it? as THE Villain or one of the villains? idiots...
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
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I hope they won't let him near the script. He's a bad director, but he's even worse as a writer!
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i thought "virtuosity" and "the net" covered this tired 90's stuff... a 'mashup' of die hard and Underworld wont work..try this "Tron" scenario: Willis has to face Rickman again,this time inside of an elaborate cyberbomb programmed by Clarence, mimicking the events of the first movie that Timberlake has to keypad him through. Add the original's score to this idea and... youve STILL GOT SOMETHING THAT BLOWS!!!.. expect a mess by Less Experiencedman
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not the costume designer. But either way, it's fun to know McClane is going to run around and save some shit one more time. But yeah, not exactly sold on the idea of Wiseman directing. Not quite yet, at least.
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I want to see shit blow up - not some computer geek typing away with lots of 'whooshes' through cables...I want my analogue thrills and spills back!
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Maybe just a coincidence
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That's all I want. And no one has delivered that like Mactiernan. Come on, Die Hard III was a blast! The original is a CLASSIC, period. I say bring back Mactiernan.
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DH's last movie back in 1995 should be the last one. Sorry Bruce, but you are now competing for the spotlight that Jack Bauer OWNS.
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is not a real man. Glad they changed out McClane's son. That's a good move.
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to the same guy 4 times!!! McClane vs the Saudis...bring it!
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If you need a hacker for a Die Hard movie, go with Clarence Gilyard Jr., returning as Theo, the guy from the first movie... particularly if you're gonna have him released from prison to help McClane. Tie the series together, give McClane someone he HAS to work with whom he really can't stand, and you can still manage all the geekiness and immaturity of a 'young and hip' hacker since Theo wasn't the most socially mature character to begin with. Only downside is if they want young and famous, but find another spot for that. Besides, it's trite that hackers are always youngsters...
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Wimp! Coward!
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...and not some hack, I might care about DIE HARD 4.
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Or maybe not.
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those of you guys hoping for McTiernan to come back, please realize the man has bigger things to worry about now than Die Hard 4. Like how not to spend the next few years of his life in federal prison.
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...is probably not going to be the best choice to go up against cyberterrorists in today's computer world.
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They should bring back Angelina Jolie and the crew from Hackers and be done with it.
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through in behrooz and you got yourself a blockbuster
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Besides, he didn't know ahead of time he'd be sitting behind Len, so how would he know to smuggle a gun on? Still, if he was truly motivated he could have broke one of those first class champagne bottles over his head.
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...and no one has mentioned Kate Beckinsale, Len's wife. She should be in Die Hard 4. "Yippee-Kay Yay, Fuck Me Harder!"
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where?
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...so that it sinks - at the box office - like "Poscheissdon".
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"I don't think we should put ______ in the credits"? wow, i wonder who ______ could be? alan rickman, perhaps? maybe you could ask another mythical AICN talkbacker who flies first class?
maybe the next time the studio wants to create some buzz for their next movie, harry, why not ask them for direct access instead of accepting their phony stories. -
Maybe an evil twin?
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only an hours drive for me. killer. but there better not be another hans. i kind of want to see sam jackson pop up and say "there are motherfuckin' snakes on john mclain!"
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I don't know to what you're referring, Orbots Commander.
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...especially the alternate ending where McLane finally catches up with Simon overseas and kills him.
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McClane breaking John McTiernan out of prison. That guy is gonna do some serious time for wiretapping people.
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Jul 09, 2006 12:20:02 PM CDT
Would you stop crying about "McTiernan will do time"?
by jackpumpkinhead
He won't "do" shit. He's a rich Hollywood director. If he even is sentenced at all (the hell he will), the worst he'll get will be a week of giving some public benefit speeches at schools for free. And for those predicting how it "will destroy his career", wake the fuck up and look at the "destroyed careers" of Victor Salva or John Landis.
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Secret Asian Man= Stalker on A Plane. He looks through my mail too. We complain about Big Brother and fail to see how much we are like him. And so the word has gone forth....LAUS DEO
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...and he told Rachel Bilson that he would be reprising his hacker character from 'Mr & Mrs Smith' for Die Hard 4.0. Then Rachel told him, "Some nosy fucker behind us is eavesdropping."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRnH_rRnBAw
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In this one, McClain or whatever his name, he is on a plane in Germany, gets hijacked, he kills the terrorists and crashes the plain in Afaganistan. Unfortunately, one of the terrorists had some plutonium that Al Quida needs for a nuclear bomb and they track the down plane and send an army to kill everyone. McLain realises this, and when looking for a hiding place for the survivors, finds an abandoned series of caves with loads of ammo and guns. He trains the civilians and they fight the terrorists.
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meh. Get John McTiernan back.
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It was 1984, not long after the movie came out. I was ten years old. My dad and sister and me were at Disneyland at the restaurant of the Country Bear Jamboree section of the park, or whatever the hell. Booger (aka Curtiss Armstrong) was eating bbq with some hot redhead. My dad pointed him out and said "Hey, I think that's booger." My sister and I went up to him, sheepishly, and said, "Excuse me, are you booger?" He was caught off guard, laughed bbq beans out through his nose (as Booger would) and said that yes, yes he was indeed booger. My sister and I both said "Cool." The hot readhead introduced herself and turns out she was a screenwriter, his girlfriend, and had the same name as my sister. He proceeded to give us an autograph on a Disney napkin that said "Booger."
The lesson, or morals here, are many - 1) Lots of people eavesdrop of "celebrities" 2) Revenge of the Nerds is a perfect movie 3) Booger (aka Curtiss Armstrong) is a stand-up guy 4) having a dad who will pull you out of your 4th grade class so he can take you to go see Revenge of the Nerds means you have a cool dad. -
A good thing is if someone would've released Snakes on the plane, Len Wiseman could have directed them and Patrick could've made them look pretty.
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And without it, no terrible, unnecessary sequels by hack filmmakers would ever be born! Let's all take a moment to thank God for the wonderful world we live in.
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I live in Baltimore, and I remember when some scenes were shot here from the third film. I think it was the finale that said they were in Canada, but I think they filmed in Baltimore. I do remember they did film portions in B-more though. And Baltimore has played New York before (the forgettable Her Alibi)
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A supergenius hacker isn't much better, but a son was a fucking horrible idea. I really hope this movie doesn't get made. BTW, why is the director of that mind-numbing shit fest "Underworld" directing this thing. Hollywood has gone to Hell.
Also, if GW Bush isn't gonna do time for illegal wiretapping, falsifying evidence, or spewing out the names of CIA agents, then John McTiernan probably won't go to prison for hiring a shady private investigator. The only reason our country has and maintains prisons is to house lower-income black people, anyway. Not Hollywood directors. They go to AA. -
Yes, there is a 3rd "Die Hard" film. It was 1995's "Die Hard with a Vengeance," release over the Memorial Day weekend. And in case you need all your movie news cut up into bite-sized peices, it was the best buddy-action-comedy of the '90's.
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...Lethal Weapon 5, with different lead actors, silly boy!
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spellchizzy yo shizzy mothafizzy
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"Simon Says" was originally the script for Lethal Weapon 4, but was reworked to include a robbery involving Hans Gruber's brother to make it 'fit' the Die Hard franchise. As we all saw, it was a terrible fit.
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