Testing starts soon for Willis' 'Die Hard' boy

FosterDanoPaulVentimigliaAfter acquiring a director and securing lower a Valentine's 2013 release date, Fox is able to fall into line a youthful thesp alongside Bruce Willis for "A Great Day to Die Hard" -- and whomever wins the task could find yourself transporting the lucrative franchise forward. Multiple sources tell Variety that within the future, Willis will start reading through with stars for that role of John McClane's boy, including Ben Promote, Paul Dano, Aaron Paul and Milo Ventimiglia. Though Dano and Promote have labored with Willis previously, no thesps is stated with an inside track, and also the part could find yourself likely to someone outdoors this group. The studio refused that individuals stars could be testing for that role, calling it "all untrue stories and incorrect." Fox and Willis happen to be looking to get the most recent "Die Hard," directed by John Moore from the script by Skip Forest, off the floor for a while. After a number of rewrites and losing its original director, Noam Murro, over arranging conflicts, Fox and producer Alex Youthful appear to achieve the wheels moving to find the film into production between 2012. Plot particulars are now being stored under systems -- except that it'll be occur Russia, with McClane and boy fighting some kind of threat. Because the pic clears obstacles to production, the role of McClane's boy continues to be point of interest of the majority of the youthful stars in Hollywood. Associates say it might open the doorway for somebody to inherit the "Die Hard" franchise -- similar to Jeremy Renner could find yourself the brand new face of Cruise "Mission: Impossible" series, or Shia LaBeouf in "Indiana Johnson." Given just how much control Willis has within the property, the approaching chem tests is going to be critical in identifying who'll obtain the gig.by Skip Forest, off the floor for a while. After a number of rewrites and losing its original director, Noam Murro, over arranging conflicts, Fox and producer Alex Youthful appear to achieve the wheels moving to find the film into production between 2012. Plot particulars are now being stored under systems -- except for your it will likely be occur Russia, with McClane and boy fighting some kind of threat. Because the pic clears obstacles to production, the role of McClane's boy continues to be point of interest of the majority of the youthful stars in Hollywood. Associates say it might open the doorway to inherit the "Die Hard" franchise -- similar to Jeremy Renner could find yourself the face area of Cruise "Mission: Impossible" series, or Shia LaBeouf in "Indiana Johnson." Given just how much control Willis has within the property, the approaching chem tests is going to be critical in identifying who'll obtain the gig. Dano and Promote have labored with Willis previously, but presently no actor is stated with an inside track. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com