Die Laborious’s John McClane Is Again — In a Automotive Battery Business

Nicely, it seems the Die Hard advert was in actual fact simply that, an advert for Die Laborious batteries. Though, it did have some action-packed moments.Within the full 2-minute business, there are a couple of nods to the Die Laborious films together with Willis crawling via a vent and reuniting along with his limousine driver Argyle (good to see you once more, De’voreaux White). Willis even beats somebody over the pinnacle with a Die Laborious-branded automobile battery, which is a sentence I by no means thought I’d be writing.

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One thing is amiss in Die Laborious land as Bruce Willis has popped up in a brief teaser implying a potential return of John McClane.

A 15-second teaser was posted on Twitter by his daughter Rumer Willis that reveals Bruce Willis strolling down a foggy Christmas light-lit avenue to the sound of somebody whistling. The textual content reads, “as one story ends…a brand new one begins” adopted by an October 18, 2020 date and the hashtag #DieHardIsBack.

#DieHardisBack #ad pic.twitter.com/UHn8RSBGP0

— Rumer Willis (@TheRue) October 17, 2020

It is unclear if that is teasing a film or potential spinoff TV collection starring Willis, however one thing is certainly occurring.

Her tweet additionally indicated that is an advert for one thing, so perhaps it is only a Die Laborious-themed product of some kind? The vacations are proper across the nook, in spite of everything, despite the fact that Willis himself says Die Hard is definitively not a Christmas movie.

It is also price noting that Andy Samberg’s music group The Lonely Island also quote Tweeted the teaser with the textual content “Inform your dad we nonetheless need him to be on B99!” Might this truly be teasing a crossover occasion on Brooklyn 9-9 that entails Willis’ iconic Detective?

Rumors of a sixth Die Hard installment have been circulating around the internet ever because the disappointing reception of 2013’s A Good Day to Die Laborious, together with a potential reunion with Samuel L. Jackson’s character Zeus. Whereas that clearly did not pan out, Willis is no stranger to reprising roles years after the last film.

What do you suppose this teaser is for? A film? A derivative or TV collection? A cameo? Tell us what you’d wish to see within the feedback beneath.

For extra Die Laborious discover out the place it ranks on our list of best Christmas movies of all-time and all the best (and worst) Die Hard ripoffs.

Matthew Adler is a Options, Information, Previews, and Critiques author for IGN. You possibly can comply with him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.