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A Good Day to Die Hard be "A Good Day to Die Hard"—with no further mention of any involvement from the "24" series—with a release date of February 14, 2013. Bruce Willis returned as John McClane, and has expressed a desire to shoot "A Good Day to Die Hard" and a sixth installment in the series before retiring the character. When casting the role of Jack McClane, the studios considered several actors, including Liam Hemsworth and James Badge Dale, before ultimately settling on Australian actor Jai Courtney. Mary Elizabeth Winstead also appeared in the film, reprising her role as McClane's daughter Lucy. However all her scenes