A sixth Die Hard movie is in the works, but this one will come with a twist.

Live Free Or Die Hard's Len Wiseman is directing the next film - a prequel to the action series set in 1979, showing how cop John McClane learnt the ropes to become the hero you know and love.


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According to Deadline, Bruce Willis is also back as McClane, while a different actor will play his younger version.

The film is still to find a screenwriter. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing.

The Die Hard franchise has made over $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office, since arriving on our screens with the original in 1988.

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A Good Day To Die Hard, the last film in the series which came out in 2013, was hit with poor reviews. However, it still made $304.7 million globally.

Watch Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney chat to Digital Spy about A Good Day To Die Hard below:

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