‘Die Hard’ Search For Bruce Willis’ Son Down To Four Actors

COMMENTS (59)

• James Badge Dale for the win. Rubicon,The Pacific and 24. The guy is more than qualified.

  Comment by JWB — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 1:51pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • No Shia? what about Ashton? hahahahahaha

    Comment by captainLashout — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 6:01pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I liked Rubicon as well. Dale’s a fine actor.

    Comment by EricBrodin — Monday November 7, 2011 @ 10:06am PST  Reply to this post

• Speking of James Badge Dale (Chase on 24), I kinda liked the aborted idea they had for number four: Die Hard 24/7, where the movie was going to team up John McClane with none other than Jack Bauer. I was thinking that was a great idea – they could use that to pass the torch to 24 movies (and would be a great intro/segue) since Willis probably wont do many more of these.

  But it’ll never happen. Especially if they cast Dale, because that would really screw up continuity.

  Comment by Brian M — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 1:54pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Please Aaron Paul and I don’t see the appeal of Liam Hemsworth so hopefully not him

  Comment by Letshugitoutbch — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 1:55pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I’m with you on Liam Hemsworth; his brother definitely got the pretty gene.

    Comment by Joan — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 4:33pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Putting Hemsworth’s doofus-y face in this movie is a great to get me NOT to see it. Dale seems too old. Don’t know anything about Cotrona but he’s got a good headshot there. Aaron Paul is obviously a great actor. Not an obvious choice for this role, but definitely the most interesting of the above, and the only one that would make me want to see the movie MORE.

  Comment by gormack — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 1:56pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aaron Paul!!!!!

  Comment by jaded — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:01pm PDT  Reply to this post

• aaron paul. and seriously Liam????? Liam???? wtf

  Comment by Sara — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:01pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Let’s not forget super-new action star Taylor Lautner! It will give him something to do while the 7,423rd draft of Stretch Armstrong is re-written.

  Comment by Bill Condon — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

• If those are the four hard to imagine it’s not Liam Hemsworth. You can’t relaunch the series without Bruce with any of those other guys.

  Comment by Thomas — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aaron Paul is the only logical choice of this bunch.

  Comment by Brandan — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:04pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Is D.J. testing for the role of McClane’s adopted son? Or are they going to CGI his face to look at least SOMETHING like Bruce’s?

  Comment by Indrid Cold — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:04pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aaron Paul all the way. Has the right mix of humor and edge for the role. Just has a bit of bulking up to do.

  Comment by me — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:11pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Jesse Pinkman!!!! er i meant Aaron Paul for the win!!!!! Love love him

  Comment by The Outlaw Josie Wells — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I vote Aaron Paul.

  Comment by J — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:17pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I will watch Aaron Paul do anything.

  Comment by Jesse Pinkman is da man — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:17pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Please let it be Aaron Paul…he’s BY FAR the most dynamic, exciting actor on that list.

  Comment by Die Hard Die Hard Fan — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aaron Paul! YIPPEE KAY-AY, BITCH.

  Breaking Bad can’t be that huge of a schedule – Bryan Cranston has managed to do Drive, Contagion, and Total Recall in between seasons. It is interesting that two of these guys just happening to be co-starring in other Bruce Willis projects, The Expendables 2 and GI Joe 2. I suspect it’ll just come down to who Bruno likes hanging out with the most.

  Comment by Clark Griswold — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:25pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The son of Bruce Willis? Michael Kelso?
  That would be some die hard.

  Comment by Tim — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

• AARON PAUL!!

  Definitely not Liam Hemsworth.

  Comment by J — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:30pm PDT  Reply to this post

• It has to be Aaron Paul, but isn’t Breaking Bad filming from around January til like, later than usual due to the increased episode order for the final season? New Mexico to Russia sounds kinda unrealistic unless it’s not a big role.

  But yeah, everyone else is too old or too boring for me to root for over Paul.

  Comment by Jacob Pinkman — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I would also have to go with Aaron Paul. He has that rugged style that would work well. Dale could probably do it, but i am thinking of him as Chase, but that was several years ago. Definitely not Hemsworth. Aaron Paul is definitely the correct choice.

  Comment by beansnap — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:41pm PDT  Reply to this post

• If they want someone to play Bruce Willis’ son, shouldn’t they have asked Asthon Kutcher? Boom.

  Comment by Robert — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Damn it. Someone beat me to it.

    Comment by b — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 5:30pm PDT  Reply to this post

• According to imdb, Dale is 33 and Willis 56 so it’s possible he could have been a dad at 23. Paul’s 32 but looks much younger and he’s 4 inches shorter than Willis so depending on the character’s age and personality type, I think Paul’s the better match. Plus, he’s really good.

  Comment by Dale's Age — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:45pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • If the film is set in the present, John McClaine Jr would be 27/28, as he was born in 1984.So, those actors could work, as they would only have to play a few years younger.

    But, you also have to keep in mind that Mary Elizabeth Winstead played Lucy McClaine in the previous film and she is John McClaine Jr’s older sister.

    So, if Winstead returns, they have to pick an actor who can convincingly play her younger brother.Winstead is 26, but looks several years younger.I honestly think Dale, Paul and Cotrona are too old, while Hemsworth is too young.

    If it came down to it, I would pick Hemsworth, only because he’s the youngest and seems the most suited for an action film.

    Comment by kenny38606 — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 3:00pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Wait, since the last one starred his daughter, this one contractually has to star his son? Yeah, I think not. None of todays “fresh faced” actors have the cred or believability to pull off McClane’s son. They might as well give up trying to resurrect the great action films of the last decade, and just rerelease the old greats on bluray.

  Comment by Cash — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:54pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aaron Paul or I’m back to hitting the meth pipe.

  Comment by Seriously Yo — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 3:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• NOTE TO THE AARON PAUL TEAM: Neither studios, nor directors, nor ANYONE in ANY decision-making position monitors these forums to tally public interest before making a casting choice.

  You’re making AP look bad — STOP.

  Comment by Indrid Cold — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 3:12pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • How are we making Aaron Paul look bad- by showing he has a strong fan base who would go to see him in a film?

    Comment by AP Fan — Friday November 4, 2011 @ 7:58pm PDT  Reply to this post