Before Bruce Willis became synonymous with Die Hard, the role of John McClane was offered to a surprising, legendary ...

Die Hard' is technically a sequel to an old Frank Sinatra film, so he was originally offered the role that would eventually make Bruce Willis a movie star.

Frank Sinatra and his wife Ava Gardner in 1956. Getty Images. During the Vanity Fair sit-down, Bedelia, 77, who played McClane’s ex-wife Holly Gennero in the first two “Die Hard” movies ...

Though it is hard to imagine anyone but Bruce Willis in the movie or its many sequels, he was far from the first choice. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger both turned it down, as did ...

Fans almost saw Frank Sinatra do it, his way. Although fans know Bruce Willis for playing the iconic role of John McClane in the 1988 action/thriller “Die Hard,” it turns out that 20th Century ...

Believe it or not, there's a version of history in which Frank Sinatra, best known for carousing with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. when not improvising phrases like "Doo-be-doo-be-doo" in legendary ...

Die Hard eventually spawned numerous sequels. However, it was almost not meant to be. It turns out that the iconic role was first offered to a surprising choice: Singing legend Frank Sinatra.