Testing begins soon for Willis' 'Die Hard' boy

FosterDanoPaulVentimigliaAfter obtaining a director and acquiring lower a Valentine's 2013 release date, Fox has the capacity to make a young thesp alongside Bruce Willis for "An Excellent Day to Die Hard" -- and whoever wins the job may find yourself moving the lucrative franchise forward. Multiple sources tell Variety that inside the future, Willis will begin reading through through with stars for your role of John McClane's boy, including Ben Promote, Paul Dano, Aaron Paul and Milo Ventimiglia. Though Dano and Promote have labored with Willis formerly, no thesps is mentioned by having an inside track, as well as the part may find yourself prone to someone outdoors this group. The studio declined that people stars might be testing for your role, calling it "all false tales and incorrect." Fox and Willis are actually searching to find the newest "Die Hard," directed by John Moore in the script by Skip Forest, started for some time. After numerous rewrites and losing its original director, Noam Murro, over organizing conflicts, Fox and producer Alex Youthful appear to offer the wheels moving to obtain the film into production between 2012. Plot particulars are increasingly being saved under systems -- with the exception that it will be occur Russia, with McClane and boy fighting some type of threat. Since the pic clears obstacles to production, the role of McClane's boy remains priority of a lot of the youthful stars in Hollywood. Affiliates say it could open the entrance for an individual to inherit the "Die Hard" franchise -- much like Jeremy Renner may find yourself the completely new face of Cruise "Mission: Impossible" series, or Shia LaBeouf in "Indiana Manley." Given simply how much control Willis has inside the property, the arrival chem tests will probably be critical in determining who'll have the gig.by Skip Forest, started for some time. After numerous rewrites and losing its original director, Noam Murro, over organizing conflicts, Fox and producer Alex Youthful appear to offer the wheels moving to obtain the film into production between 2012. Plot particulars are increasingly being saved under systems -- aside from your it'll be occur Russia, with McClane and boy fighting some type of threat. Since the pic clears obstacles to production, the role of McClane's boy remains priority of a lot of the youthful stars in Hollywood. Affiliates say it could open the entrance to inherit the "Die Hard" franchise -- much like Jeremy Renner may find yourself the facial skin of Cruise "Mission: Impossible" series, or Shia LaBeouf in "Indiana Manley." Given simply how much control Willis has inside the property, the arrival chem tests will probably be critical in determining who'll have the gig. Dano and Promote have labored with Willis formerly, but presently no actor is mentioned by having an inside track. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com