Die Hard series ( English Die Hard series ) - a series of action films , which began with the 1988 Die Hard Nutrient , based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe . All five films focus on John McClain's character ( Bruce Willis ), a New York police detective fighting off terrorist groups in each episode. There are also several movie-based video games and a comic book series released in August 2009.
| Toughie | |
|---|---|
| Die hard series | |
 Cover of the Collector's Edition of the Pentalogy "Die Hard" on Blu-Ray | |
| First piece | Toughie |
| Printed editions | |
| Comics | Die Hard: Year One |
| Films and TV series | |
| Films | Toughie Die Hard 2 Die Hard 3: Retribution Die Hard 4.0 Die Hard: Good day to die |
| Games | |
| Computer | Die hard Die hard arcade Die hard trilogy Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza Die Hard: Vendetta |
Content
Movies
- Die Hard - an adaptation of the novel "Nothing lasts forever" by Roderick Thorpe.
- Die Hard 2 is based on Walter Wager's 58 Minutes.
- Die Hard 3: Retribution - screen adaptation of the script called "Simon Says" by Jonathan Hensley.
- Die Hard 4.0 is based on an article from Wired magazine "Goodbye Weapons" by John Carlin.
Characters
| Characters | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toughie | Die Hard 2 | Die Hard 3: Retribution | Die Hard 4.0 | Die Hard: Good day to die | ||
| John McClain | Bruce willis | |||||
| Holly Genero | Bonnie Bedelia | (vote) | Bonnie Bedelia (Photography) | |||
| El powell | Reginald Veljonson | |||||
| Richard Thornberg | William Atherton | |||||
| Lucy Genero-McClain | Taylor fry | (mentioned) | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | |||
| John "Jack" McClain, Jr. | Noah land | (mentioned) | (mentioned) | Jai courtney | ||
| Hans Gruber | Alan Rickman | Alan Rickman (flashback) | ||||
| Charles | Alexander Godunov | |||||
| Harry ellis | Hart Bochner | |||||
| Duane robinson | Paul gleason | |||||
| Argyle | Devoro White | |||||
| Colonel Stewart | William Sadler | |||||
| Captain lorenzo | Dennis Franz | |||||
| Major Grant | John amos | |||||
| General Esperanza | Franco Nero | |||||
| Leslie Barnes | Art evans | |||||
| Zeus Carver | Samuel L. Jackson | |||||
| Simon Peter Gruber | Jeremy irons | |||||
| Walter Cobb | Larry Briggman | |||||
| Joe Lambert | Graham green | |||||
| Connie Kowalski | Collin camp | |||||
| Matthew Farrell | Justin long | |||||
| Thomas Gabriel | Timothy Olyphant | |||||
| Frederick "Warlock" Kaludis | Kevin Smith | |||||
| Miguel Bowman | Cliff curtis | |||||
| Mei lin | Maggie Q | |||||
| Trey | Jonathan Sadowski | |||||
| Yuri Komarov | Sebastian Koch | |||||
| Irina | Julia Snigir | |||||
| Alik | Radzoye Bukvich | |||||
| Mike collins | Cole Hauser | |||||
| Victor Chagarin | Sergey Kolesnikov | |||||
Other media
Video Games
- Die Hard on the Nintendo Entertainment System
- Die Hard on MS-DOS
- Die Hard 2: Die Harder on Amiga
- Die hard arcade on slot machines and sega saturn
- Die Hard Trilogy on PC , PlayStation and Saturn
- Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas on PC and PlayStation
- Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza on PC
- Die Hard: Vendetta on Nintendo GameCube , Xbox and PlayStation 2
Comics
In May 2009, Boom! Studios has announced that it will be releasing a series of “Tough Nut” comics, which will be a prequel to the first film. The plot of the comic takes place in 1976 and tells about John McClain - the cop rookie of the New York Police Department. [1] [2] [3] The script for the comic was written by Howard Chaykin. [4] The first issue of the Die Hard: The First Year comic was released on September 30, 2009. The last eighth issue of the comic was released on April 12, 2010.
Notes
- Hard Die Hard comic chronicles goddamn John McClane's first year . Comic Book Resources (July 23, 2008). The date of circulation is May 30, 2009. Archived December 29, 2012.
- Hard Die Hard: Year One - John McClane Prequel Developed as a Comic Book Series | Film . Slashfilm.com (August 25, 2008). The date of circulation is May 30, 2009. Archived December 29, 2012.
- ↑ Movies - News - 'Die Hard' comic prequel planned . Digital spy. The date of circulation is May 30, 2009. Archived December 29, 2012.
- ↑ Marshall, Rick . EXCLUSIVE: Die Hard: Year One Writer Talks Prequel Plot, Reveals New Jock & Dave Johnson Covers! , MTV.com (June 29, 2009). The appeal date is September 20, 2009.