Major Updates On Die Hard 5!

Die Hard 5 is quickly coming together with the official title of A Good Day To Die Hard and the release date of February 14th 2013. John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines) will be directing with Bruce Willis coming back for one more ride as the iconic John McClane. The fifth film follows McClane as he travels to Russia to get his son out of jail, but accidentally uncovers a terrorist plot.

Variety reports a shortlist of actors who will test for the role of McClane's son. The list includes Ben Foster (Messenger, Rampart, Mechanic), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Milo Ventimiglia (Pathology, Gamer) and Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Cowboys & Aliens). Paul Walker is also a studio hopeful but will not be testing. There is talk that this actor will carry on the Die Hard franchise similar to how Jeremy Renner is replacing Tom Cruise for future Mission Impossible films. Knowing that this actor could keep the franchise going I'd prefer Ben Foster getting the job since he's able to handle drama and mindless action. Yet, I wouldn't count out Milo and Aaron who are both interesting enough to keep up with Willis.

Ben Foster Joins Prometheus, Patrick Wilson & Guy Pearce Confirmed

JoBlo reported back in July that Ben Foster (Messenger, Mechanic, Pandorum) had joined Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Along with that older news, rumored additions Guy Pearce (Memento) and Patrick Wilson (Watchmen) have been confirmed for the film.

Foster, Ribisi, Luna & Haas Join Wahlberg & Beckinsale In Contraband

A remake of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavik-Rotterdam, Contraband stars Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale. ThePlaylist reports that Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna (Terminal, Milk), Lukas Haas (Inception, Brick) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men First Class) have joined the production. It centers on a security guard with financial troubles considers a return to his smuggling ways when an associate offers a potentially lucrative opportunity. The release date has been set for March 16th 2012 which can't come soon enough.

More Join Foster & Harrelson In Rampart, Coming In 2011

Rampart is an adaptation of the novel by James Ellroy and is centered on the widespread corruption in the anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division in the late 1990s. It is a reunion for Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson with writer/director Oren Moverman who worked with the two on The Messenger.

I previously mentioned the inclusion of Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Ice Cube and Sigourney Weaver. The film is now in post-production but I noticed the new additions of Robin Wright (Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), Brie Larson (United States of Tara, Scott Pilgrim), Joe Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Anne Heche and Cynthia Nixon in the casting. Rampart is expected to be released sometime in the new year.

Ice Cube, Buscemi & Weaver Join Rampart

Variety reports Ice Cube, Steve Buscemi and Sigourney Weaver have joined Oren Moverman's (The Messenger) Rampart. The film which stars Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson focuses on the widespread corruption in the anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division in the late 1990s.