When Die Hard hit theaters 38 years ago today, it helped redefine the action genre. But the movie almost looked very different with another Hollywood legend in the lead.
It's hard to picture someone else playing the role of John McClane in Die Hard, but Bruce Willis wasn't actually the first choice for the role. When production of the film—which is based on Roderick Thorp's novel, Nothing Lasts Forever—began, it was none other than Frank Sinatra who was asked to play the lead.
At the time, Sinatra was 70-years-old and was still performing. However, when he was approached about doing the film, he declined. The reason? Reports indicate that Sinatra felt he was too old for the demanding action sequences.
Interestingly, Willis wasn't even the studio's second choice for the role, which was offered to several other actors before him.
"I think I was the 50th choice! They went to everybody," Willis joked to Entertainment Weeklyin 2007.
By November 1987, production had inked a deal—to the tune of $5 million—with Willis and was ready to bring Nothing Lasts Forever to the big screen. Eight months later, the film saw incredible success at the box office, grossing $143.6 million worldwide.
Willis would reprise his role four times over the course of his career. As for his favorite role, Willis told EW, "there was some discussion about whether or not McClane should cry or get choked up when he’s talking about saying goodbye to his wife. And I remember we did one take without and one with, and everybody liked the one where I got a bit choked up. I thought that was an interesting scene."
Die Hard is still considered a classic action film and has been named the "greatest action thriller" of all time.
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