With 5 films to date, the Die Hard franchise is one of the essentials of action cinema made in Hollywood. On the occasion of the broadcast of episodes 3 and 4 this evening on W9, we offer you an XXL quiz on the original trilogy.
The Die Hard franchise is one of those sagas born in the 80s which has enjoyed great longevity with the production of five films over twenty-five years between 1988 and 2013. The first opus entitled Crystal Trap is by John McTiernan and directed a great feat by becoming the seventh biggest commercial success in the United States upon its release.
It gave rise to a sequel two years later entitled 58 Minutes to Live directed by Renny Harlin. Five years later, Lieutenant John McClane returned for a third opus, A Day in Hell, this time accompanied by Samuel L. Jackson bringing this new episode into the buddy movie tradition, also with the return of John McTiernan to the realization. This was followed by Return to Hell in 2007 and Beautiful Day to Die in 2013, two sequels which did not enjoy the critical or popular success of the previous films.
On the occasion of the broadcast of the third and fourth films in the saga this evening on W9, we are offering you an XXL quiz with fifteen images, where you will have to try to guess which film, among the original trilogy, these are from . Before you get started, a few secrets from filming A Day in Hell.
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Sean Connery en Simon Grubber
Filmmaker John McTiernan wanted Sean Connery, with whom he had previously filmed The Hunt for Red October and Medicine Man, to play the character of Simon Gruber. But the Scottish actor declined his offer, not seeing himself playing such a Machiavellian villain. David Thewlis was then considered, before Jeremy Irons ultimately landed the role.
A scenario for “Lethal Weapon 3”
The basic idea of A Day in Hell – a terrorist detonating bombs in a major American city and driving the two guys charged with tracking him into a frenzy – was originally intended to serve as the plot for the third film in the series. Lethal Weapon franchise.
“Simon says” as original title
The working title of A Day in Hell in original version was Simon Says. In the first version of the script, the character of Zeus was to be played by a woman.
