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Die Hard

Hans Gruber - Die Hard - Alan Rickman

The cult classic 1980s British TV show that almost starred Alan Rickman: “How can this fail?”

Could have been a wise-cracking space slop.

Tim Bradley
Jun 4, 2026
Sudden Impact - 1983 - Clint Eastwood

The legendary 1988 movie Clint Eastwood wanted nothing to do with: “Which was a shock”

A hard no.

Scott Campbell
Jun 1, 2026
Francis Ford Coppola - Director

The classic action movie Francis Ford Coppola couldn’t stand: “That’s not alive”

Each to their own.

Scott Campbell
May 4, 2026
FBI - Federal Federal Bureau of Investigation - Law enforcement agency - General - Generic

“I’m really not employed by Afghani terrorists”: The ‘Die Hard’ writer who became the centre of an FBI investigation

Iconic.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose
Apr 8, 2026
Five movies that surprisingly pass the Bechdel test

Five movies that surprisingly pass the Bechdel test

Far from a perfect system.

Jacob Simmons
Mar 27, 2026

“It was thrilling”: the classic ’80s comedy that changed everything for Bruce Willis

Allowed him to swap the mean streets of NYC for sun-soaked LA.

Tim Bradley
Mar 22, 2026
Burt Reynolds - Actor - Smokey and the Bandit - 1977

The only roles Burt Reynolds had “nightmares” about turning down: “Look what happened”

And he turned down more than a few.

Scott Campbell
Feb 15, 2026
Stephen King - Author - 2024

The movie Stephen King called the second coming of ‘Die Hard’: “It’s got a twinkle in it”

It was not.

Scott Campbell
Dec 24, 2025
Jeff Bridges - Winter Kills - 1979

The genre-defining classic Jeff Bridges turned down: “He’d have been a megastar”

History would have been rewritten.

Scott Campbell
Dec 17, 2025
Bruce Willis - Actor - 2018

The actor who said they’d “never work with Bruce Willis again”

Wasn’t a ‘Die Hard’ fan to say the least…

Tim Bradley
Nov 25, 2025
Watch the trailer for Bruce Willis’ final film, ‘Assassin’

The “offensive” movie Bruce Willis refused to apologise for: “It made a point”

An early ’90s comedy thriller with plenty of blood

Tim Bradley
Oct 21, 2025

Why Bruce Willis is technically to blame for one of the worst movies ever made, and he wasn’t even in it

A terrible butterfly effect.

Jacob Simmons
Aug 9, 2025

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