Die Hard 4 Nabs Baddie ... and It's Not Jeffrey Wright
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Okay, so a couple of interesting little moves have been made by the folks behind Live Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4). First off, it appears as if Jeffrey Wright will not be playing the main villain in the franchise's fourth installment. Instead, that role has gone to Timothy Olyphant who, according to the Hollywood Reporter, will play John McClane's (Bruce Willis) nemesis. Now, there's still a chance Wright might play some sort of mastermind behind the whole "computer virus takes over the world" plan, but that remains to be seen. Personally, I wish they would have gone with Wright. Olyphant? Eh?
Also, early rumors suggested McClane's daughter would have a major role in the flick and -- gasp -- Jessica Simpson was rumored to be circling the role. Things soon changed, and suddenly it was McClane's son. However, when Justin Long was cast as McClane's sidekick, we figured producers decided to scrap the offspring idea and instead have Willis pair up with someone a lot younger than he is. Guess what -- McClane's daughter will indeed be in the film, and hottie Mary Elizabeth Winstead has nabbed the part. Phew. Thank God it wasn't Simpson. Production on the sequel is currently in full swing, with Live Free or Die Hard scheduled to crash into theaters next summer.
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10-20-2006 @ 12:10PM
Elrond Hobbert said...
It would rock if Olyphant played Sheriff Bullock from Deadwood via time travel. Then he and Bruce could do a duet of "Let's Do the Time Warp Again!" over the closing credits... or just meh.
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10-20-2006 @ 12:13PM
Ryan Stewart said...
This is the first good news I've heard about this project. Until now, it seemed like a giant disaster waiting to happen. Timothy Olyphant is an amazing actor. He's going to be huge. Now if you tell me Bonnie Bedelia and William Atherton are back in business, I might start getting excited.
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10-21-2006 @ 12:24PM
Scott Weinberg said...
Yep, good casting choice. Olyphant will be a great super-villain.
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10-21-2006 @ 8:18AM
Martha Fischer said...
I dig the hell out of Olyphant on Deadwood, but his turn as a baddie in The Girl Next Door was a cringingly bad Ray-Liotta-in-Something-Wild rip-off -- hopefully this won't be the same thing, only with Alan Rickman as his source ...
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