Bruce Willis: Defender of cyberspace; or how to film a car chase on the information superhighway

If he can handle it, and I am sure he can Bruce Willis is set to save cyberspace this summer in the fourth installment of the “Die Hard” series called Live free or Die Hard (or Die Hard 4.0 as it’s being called in Europe). And he’ll be doing it with the help of the Mac guy, Justin Long, who played the Mac in the “I am a Mac” commercials. This time out Willis’ retired, divorced and semi-alcoholic character John McClane takes on a cyber-terrorist who attempts to take down the United States’ computer systems on the Fourth of July. I am certain the cyber-criminal here won’t be as good as the original “Die Hard” enemy, Hans Gruber (aka: Alan Rickman) but I digress. The movie is a who’s who of bimbette trivia according to the IMDb website as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan were all considered for McClane’s daughter’s role (Mary Elizabeth Winstead won out). Even Justin Timberlake auditioned for a part, according to IMDb. And in another interesting twist, Kevin Smith of “Clerks,” “Dogma” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” fame is in the Die Hard flick as a character named Warlock. If you are up for a fun look at what other movies have played the cyber card, check this out.