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Clint Eastwood turned down Die Hard role because he didn’t get the humour

Die Hard is, for many film fans, the quintessential action movie. The epic ‘80s movie has gifted us with so many memorable images and quotes, and let’s not get started on the debate as to whether it’s secretly a Christmas movie, or not. One thing’s for certain, it’s difficult to imagine Die Hard without Bruce Willis as the iconic protagonist, John McClane. But picture this, Clint Eastwood could have joined the Die Hard cast, if he had just understood the comedy elements of the script.
In an interview with Slash Film, the writer of Die Hard, Jeb Stuart explains how the lead role was offered to the legendary actor, who turned it down simply because he didn’t vibe with the humour.
Apparently, Eastwood was the first name on the list of actors that the producers approached for the role, but the comedic mistranslations ultimately left the actor unimpressed. Ironically, Bruce Willis was not a top choice at all, and was in fact one of the last options on the Die Hard wish list.
“They went to Clint Eastwood first,” Stuart explains. “Ironically, his response to the producers was, ‘I don’t get the humour.’ Which, for me, was a shock because if you listen to a lot of those words, Eastwood’s one of the few people who could have delivered a line like ‘Come to LA, have a great time.’ All that kind of stuff,” he adds.

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This is not a huge revelation, in terms of other actors being lined up for the role, of course. It’s common knowledge that huge movie stars like Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, and Robert De Niro, among others, were also considered for the role of John McClane.
However, it’s Eastwood that everyone seemed to have their hearts set on. Stuart reveals, “You could see him doing that. He was my inspiration.” Ultimately, however, Bruce Willis did a pretty good job and certainly made the role his own, leaving a great legacy on the action movie genre.

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Clint Eastwood Refused to Take Directorial Credit for 1 Movie Despite Taking Over the Chair Due to His Frustration With the Writer

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Clint Eastwood is a veteran actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name.
The legendary actor once directed almost an entire movie alongside starring in it, without taking credit for his work.
While this happened due to Richard Tuggle proving to be a ‘slow writer,’ Eastwood was once at the receiving end of some hard words from Italian director Segio Leone.

Clint Eastwood has had quite an iconic career over the years, having starred in a range of notable roles. Alongside his acting career, Eastwood has also created quite a career as a movie director. Having so many credits to his name, Eastwood once directed the movie without even taking credit for his work!
Back in 1984, the director starred in the role of Wes Block in Tightrope. As per the reports, the actor had to step up his directing game and sit in the director’s chair for a while. The harrowing thing is that Clint Eastwood didn’t even take credit for the job.
Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho'

Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho’
Clint Eastwood Didn’t Even Take Credit For Directing A Movie!
Back in 1984, Richard Tuggle wrote and directed Tightrope. Starring Clint Eastwood in the lead role of Wes Block, the movie was received with average ratings and an average box office collection. The movie was quite an R-rated adventure and Eastwood even went as far as to get naked on-screen.
Clint Eastwood in Tightrope (1984)Clint Eastwood in Tightrope (1984)
As per The New Yorker Magazine, Eastwood was forced to take charge as a director because he found that the writer/director Richard Tuggle was a very slow writer. The veteran actor shot and directed most of the movie but, he didn’t take credit for directing the film.
On the other hand, veteran director Sergio Leone had several complaints and insults for Clint Eastwood. With Eastwood becoming famous for starring in The Dollars Trilogy, director Sergio Leone worked with Eastwood in bringing Western spaghetti to Hollywood. After working with the veteran actor in three films, Leone had some harsh words to say about the veteran actor despite finding fame.
Sergio Leone Had Some Harsh Words For Clint Eastwood
Portraying the role of Man With No Name in The Dollars Trilogy, Sergio Leone and Eastwood had quite the time of their lives while shooting the trilogy. After parting ways, Leone told American Film in an interview that Eastwood acted like he was made out of marble.
“Robert De Niro throws him­self into this or that role, putting on a personality the way someone else might put on his coat, naturally and with ele­gance, while Clint Eastwood throws himself into a suit of armor and lowers the visor with a rusty clang.”
He further continued,
“East­wood moves like a sleepwalker between explosions and hails of bullets, and he is always the same — a block of marble. Bobby, first of all, is an actor. Clint, first of all, is a star. Bobby suffers, Clint yawns.”
In the end, Eastwood proved himself to be a remarkable actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name. The actor was last seen in Cry Macho and has no upcoming projects announced at the moment.

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Amy Aquino, Adrienne C. Moore, Cedric Yarbrough, Chikako Fukuyama & Onix Serrano Called For Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror No. 2’

The movie follows Justin Kemp, played by Nicholas Hoult, who while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma — one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict–or free–the wrong killer. Eastwood is producing under his Malpaso banner in addition to directing off of Jonathan Abrams’ screenplay. The pic is currently shooting in Georgia.
Also part of the ensemble are Toni Collette (prosecutor), Gabriel Basso (accused), Zoey Deutch (Kemp’s wife), Leslie Bibb (juror), Chris Messina (public defender), and Kiefer Sutherland (Kemp’s AA sponsor).
Also producing for Malpaso are Tim Moore and Jessica Meier, and Dichotomy’s Adam Goodman & Matt Skiena. EPs are Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and David M. Bernstein.
Aquino starred as Lt. Grace Billets in the Amazon series Bosch. Her TV credits include The Good Fight, Being Human, Glee, Big Love, ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, Crossing Jordan, Felicity, and Brooklyn Bridge. She is repped by Greene Talent and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
Moore is best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated role Black Cindy on the Netflix hit series Orange Is the New Black. Additional series credits include Pretty Hard Cases, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Search Party. Film credits include the Tim Story/New Line hit Shaft and DC/Warner Bros. animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines. She is repped by Frontline Management and A3.
Yarbrough stars in the AMC series Lucky Hank and can currently be seen the Judd Apatow comedy Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain available now on Peacock. Up next for Yarbrough is the Netflix feature Unfrosted directed by and starring Jerry Seinfeld. Yarbrough is repped by Greenlight Management and The Gersh Agency.
Born and raised in Japan, Fukuyama recently played Aya in the Netflix release of Blade of the 47 Ronin.  She spent her childhood acting on the stage, is well-known in Japan for her time on the hit Netflix reality show Terrace House: Aloha State. Fukuyama is repped by Circle of 10 Talent and Gregg Edwards Management.
Serrano’s credits include the series Gordita Chronicles on Max and a recurring role on Fantasy Island on Fox. The actor is repped by 22 Talent and The Park Noack Agency.

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Clint Eastwood promises to watch Indian movie ‘Jigarthanda Double X’

The team of Tamil movie Jigarthanda Double X can’t keep calm as legendary actor-director Clint Eastwood promised to watch their film.
Karthik Subbaraj’s directorial Jigarthanda Double X, starring Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah, is a tribute to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray.
Surprisingly, Eastwood’s team that maintains his X profile recently reacted to a fan’s tweet and confirmed that the actor is aware of the Tamil film and will watch it once he wraps up his upcoming film Juror No. 2.
“Dear @RealTheClint We are Indians We made a Tamil movie called Jigarthanda Double X. Its available in Netflix. We have given u a great tribute in the whole movie. We made some animated scenes like u in ur young age. Please watch it once u get some time,” read the tweet by a fan of the movie. Clint’s team replied: “Hi. Clint is aware of this movie and he states he will get to it upon Completion of his New Film. Juror 2. Thank You.”

The particular tweet by Eastwood’s team has left Jigarthanda Double X cast and crew extremely happy.
Taking to X, Karthik Subbaraj wrote: “Wowww….. Feeling So Surreal!! The Legend #ClintEastwood is AWARE of #JigarthandaDoubleX & gonna watch it soon… [?] This film is my heartfelt dedication to @RealTheClint on behalf of Millions of his Fans in India…Can’t wait to hear what he thinks of the film once he does…. Thanks a lot@Vijay70269050 and all #JigarthandaXX fans on twitter who reached out to the man himself & making this happen…. Feeling Blessed.”
SJ Suryah, who played the role of Ray Dasan in the film, thanked Clint Eastwood for the acknowledgement. He wrote: “Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. my self and @offl_Lawrence we r die hard fan of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir (sic).”
Raghava Lawrence also reacted to the post.
“Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. My self and @iam_SJSuryah, we r die hard fans of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir @RealTheClint,” he wrote.
Jigarthanda Double X pays tributes not just to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray but also Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

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