Jai Courtney Will Be John McClane’s Son In ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’
This news will make an old question new again: is there anything Fox can do to make you truly excited foranotherDie Hardsequel? The studio has been building the next installment of the series for several months, and has just set one of the last major pieces of the puzzle in place.
John Moore(Max Payne) will directA Good Day to Die Hardfrom a script bySkip Woods, withBruce Willisonce again playing NYC cop (or perhaps former NYC cop) John McClane. This time, he travels to Moscow to talk the local authorities into freeing his jailed son, and both men end up embroiled in a world-threatening terrorist plot.
Fox is taking a cue from Paramount’s approach to casting Jeremy Renner inMission: Impossible, and is potentially using this movie to groom a new actor to take over theDie Hardseries. Now he’s been chosen, andJai Courtney(Spartacus: Vengeance) will play the younger McClane.
Deadlineannounces that Courtney has been cast, and says that the search was basically down to two guys after a long search andseveral shortlists: Courtney and Liam Hemsworth. Courtney is less experienced and probably cheaper. Whether he’ll be a good fit for the role is unknown, as we know very little about the character Skip Woods has written. Seeing who’s been cast, however, gives us some clues.A Good Day to Die Hardforgets all about McClane’s daughter, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead inLive Free or Die Hard. It will shoot soon for a August 02, 2025 release. Jai Courtney will have another film on screens right around the same time, as he appears in Christopher McQuarrie’sOne Shot, alongside Tom Cruise.
