BRUCE WILLIS (John McClane)

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (Gabriel)

JUSTIN LONG (Matt Farrell)

CLIFF CURTIS (Bowman)

MAGGIE Q (Mai)

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD (Lucy McClane)

ABOUT THE CAST

BRUCE WILLIS (John McClane) has demonstrated incredible versatility in a career that has included such diverse characterization as the prizefighter in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, the philandering contractor in Robert Benton’s Nobody’s Fool, the heroic time traveler in Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys, the traumatized Vietnam veteran in Norman Jewison’s In Country, the compassionate child psychologist in M. Night Shyamalan’s Oscar®-nominated The Sixth Sense (for which he won the People’s Choice Award) and his signature role, Detective John McClane, in the Die Hard trilogy. Willis, whose recent films include Hostage, Sin City, 16 Blocks, Lucky Number Slevin and Over the Hedge, just starred in the feature films Alpha Dog, directed by Nick Cassavetes, and Perfect Strangers co-starring Halle Berry.

Bruce Willis reprises his signature role as the New York City cop who always finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time

Following studies in Montclair State College’s prestigious theater program, the New Jersey native honed his craft in several stage plays and countless television commercials, before landing the leading role in Sam Shepard’s 1984 stage drama “Fool for Love,” a run which lasted for 100 performances off-Broadway.

Willis achieved international stardom and garnered several acting awards (including an Emmy® and a Golden Globe®) for his starring role as private eye David Addison in the hit TV series “Moonlighting,” a role that he won over 3,000 other contenders. He made his motion picture debut opposite Kim Basinger in Blake Edwards’ romantic comedy Blind Date. In 1988, he originated the role of John McClane in the blockbuster Die Hard. He reprised the character in two sequels, Die Hard 2 and Die Hard with A Vengeance, 1995’s global box office champ.

His wide array of film roles includes collaborations with such respected filmmakers as Michael Bay (Armageddon), M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable), Alan Rudolph (Mortal Thoughts, Breakfast of Champions), Walter Hill (Last Man Standing), Robert Benton (Billy Bathgate, Nobody’s Fool,), Rob Reiner (The Story of Us), Ed Zwick (The Siege), Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), Barry Levinson (Bandits), Robert Zemeckis (Death Becomes Her) and Antoine Fuqua (Tears of the Sun).

Other motion picture credits include The Jackal, Mercury Rising, The Whole Nine Yards (and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards) and Disney’s The Kid. He also voiced the characters of the wise-cracking infant, Mikey, in Look Who’s Talking and Look Who’s Talking Too and Spike in the animated Rugrats Go Wild!

Willis also maintains a hand in the theater. In 1997, he co-founded A Company of Fools, a non-profit theater troupe committed to developing and sustaining stage work in the Wood River Valley of Idaho, and throughout the U.S. He starred in and directed a staging of Sam Shepard’s dark comedy “True West” at the Liberty Theater in Hailey, Idaho. The play, which depicts the troubled relationship between two brothers, was aired on Showtime and dedicated to Willis’ late brother Robert.

An accomplished musician, Willis recorded the 1986 Motown album “The Return of Bruno,” which went platinum and contained the #5 Billboard hit “Respect Yourself.” Three years later, he recorded a second album “If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger.” Last year, he launched a U.S. club tour with his musical group Bruce Willis Blues Band, which continues to play concerts across the U.S. In addition, Willis recently formed Willis Brothers Films with his brother David Willis.

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (Gabriel) has an expansive list of diverse film and television credits, and is known for his poignant portrayals in both drama and comedy. Olyphant garnered critical notice for his powerful portrayal of the tough, honorable, natural born-leader Seth Bullock in HBO’s groundbreaking series “Deadwood.”

Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) makes a big mistake when he kidnaps John McClane's daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

Olyphant recently starred opposite Jennifer Garner in the Sony Pictures romantic comedy Catch and Release.

Olyphant wrapped production on a drama, Stop Loss, directed by Kimberly Peirce, produced by Scott Rudin, in which Olyphant plays a Marine Corps general in Iraq. He also completed production on the independent film, Bill, alongside Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba. The story revolves around a man (Eckhart) going through a mid-life crisis whose wife has an affair with a local newscaster (Olyphant) that is caught on tape and broadcast over the internet. The film is being produced and financed by Gotham-based GreeneStreet Films.

Olyphant is now before the cameras in the title role of Hitman, based on the popular videogame, to be released this October. Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire. His most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name. The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the Hitman across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they’re trying to take him out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47’s survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl.

In 2004, Olyphant co-starred with Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises picture The Girl Next Door. Olyphant brilliantly portrayed Kelly, the porn producer, ex-boyfriend of Danielle (Cuthbert), who follows her to suburbia to try and convince her to come back to the business. Prior to this, Olyphant starred alongside Donnie Wahlberg, Tom Sizemore, Jason Lee and Morgan Freeman in Castle Rock Entertainment’s adaptation of Stephen King’s best-selling novel Dreamcatcher, directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

Other notable film credits include Rock Star written by John Stockwell and directed by Stephen Herek, Disney’s Gone in 60 Seconds and New Line Cinema’s A Man Apart. In addition, Olyphant starred as Mickey in Scream 2, in the indie film 1999, as well as A Life Less Ordinary alongside Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor and The First Wives Club.

Olyphant attended the 2002 Sundance Film Festival for his movie Coastlines, which screened in competition. Olyphant portrayed Sonny Mann, an ex-con who returns to his Florida hometown and becomes involved with his best friend’s wife. The film was directed and written by Victor Nunez, and also starred Josh Brolin and Sarah Wynter.

In 2002, Olyphant starred in the Sony Classics film Broken Hearts Club—A Romantic Comedy, which told the story of a close-knit group of young gay men who struggled to cope with their identity and found comfort in playing together on a softball team. The film also starred, at the time newcomer Zach Braff, John Mahoney and Dean Cain.

In 1999, Olyphant received great notice as the drug dealer Todd Gaines in Doug Liman’s critically applauded film Go. Written by John August, Go tells a story about events that happen after a drug deal, told from three different points of view.

On television, Olyphant appeared in the HBO film, “When Trumpets Fade” by director John Irvin and ABC’s critically acclaimed drama, “High Incident” as rookie cop Brett Faraday. Olyphant made his television debut with the series “77 Sunset Strip” for Warner Bros. and appeared in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame special “Ellen Foster” starring Julie Harris. Olyphant has also enjoyed guest appearances on popular shows such as: “My Name is Earl” and “Sex in the City.”

Born in Hawaii and raised in California, Olyphant attended USC where he developed an interest for the fine arts and performance arts. Olyphant studied drawing, painting, sculpting, theater and stand-up comedy. Upon graduation, Olyphant moved to New York to enroll in William Esper’s acting program to perfect his craft. There he received the World Theater Award for Outstanding Debut Performance for his role as Tim Hapgood in the Playwright Horizon’s The Monogamist written by Christopher Kyle. He went on to star in David Sedaris’ one-man production, Santaland Diaries at the Atlantic Theater. This play was directed by Joe Mantello. He recently returned to the Playwright Horizon starring in Plunge, also written by Christopher Kyle.

JUSTIN LONG (Matt Farrell) is a potent combination of charm and charisma, who is rapidly rising as one of Hollywood's top young actors.

John McClane (Bruce Willis) and Matt Farrell (Justin Long) try to make sense of the increasing chaos around them

Last year, Long starred in the Steve Pink film Accepted. He played Bartleby Gaines, a high school senior who creatively schemes against his parents in an attempt to avoid college. Also in 2006 came Idiocracy, starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph and Dax Shepard, written and directed by Mike Judge, the director of Office Space.

Long co-starred in the romantic comedy The Breakup, playing Jennifer Aniston’s flamboyant hairstylist. At the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival, Long starred in The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, a comedy produced by Kevin Spacey and Jared Hess, who wrote and directed Napoleon Dynamite. The film won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. Also set to be released this year is the independent feature Dreamland, with Long in the starring role of this basketball-themed drama, opposite Agnes Bruckner.

Long continues to maintain a long list of upcoming projects slated to be released in 2007. He recently completed filming the comedy Strange Wilderness and has also wrapped One Part Sugar, opposite Danny DeVito. He voices the character of the brave and honorable mouse Desperaux for Universal Pictures’ computer-animated feature The Tale of Despereaux.

Previously, Long appeared opposite Ryan Reynolds and Anna Farris in the Lionsgate feature Waiting. Produced by Chris Moore, Waiting is a slice of life comedy that follows a group of young waiters at a family style restaurant. In the past he has starred as the love interest of Lindsay Lohan in Herbie: Fully Loaded, Disney's latest incarnation of their successful love bug series.

Long is best known for his performance alongside Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in the Twentieth Century Fox comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. As a high school student who dreams of making the cheerleading squad, Justin painfully and comically helps in winning the big dodgeball tournament. Prior to Dodgeball, he also provided the voice for Dwayne in Bill Plympton's animated feature Hair High. Hair High is a gothic high-school comedy with a Carrie-like story that also features the voices of David Carradine, Dermot Mulroney, and Martha Plimpton.

Long sent shivers down the spine of audiences with his starring role in the 2001 box office hit Jeepers Creepers. He also shared the screen with Britney Spears in her feature-film debut Crossroads. His other film credits include the Daniel Waters satirical comedy Happy Campers, Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, and the independent feature Raising Genius with Wendie Malick and Stephen Root.

On the small screen, Long was a favorite of viewers on NBC's critically acclaimed "Ed" for his portrayal of the lovable and quirky Stuckeyville High School student Warren Cheswick.

On stage, he has appeared in several New York Theater productions, including The Hot L Baltimore, starring Sam Rockwell and The Shadowbox. Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Long attended Vassar College where he was a two-year member of the acclaimed sketch comedy group Laughingstock.

CLIFF CURTIS (Bowman) is one of New Zealand's most successful acting talents, having worked with such acclaimed directors as Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, David O. Russell, Danny Boyle, Frank Darabont, Jane Campion, Antoine Fuqua, Darren Aronofsky, and Niki Caro.

Curtis is most recognizable from his role opposite Academy Award®-nominated Keisha Castle Hughes in the Whale Rider. He appeared in the Oscar-winning films Training Day, with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke; The Insider, with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe; and The Piano, with Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Harvey Keitel, which was Curtis’ film debut.

Among Curtis' other films are Blow with Johnny Depp, directed by Ted Demme; Three Kings directed by David O. Russell with George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube; Runaway Jury with John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman; Bringing out the Dead directed by Martin Scorsese with Nicolas Cage; Virus, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland; Ivan Reitman's 6 Days/7 Nights with Harrison Ford.

He can also be seen in River Queen, with Samantha Morton and Kiefer Sutherland; The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz; Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle with Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans; and Fracture, directed by Gregory Hoblit with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling.

Curtis received a New Zealand Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Desperate Remedies the same year that he received a New Zealand Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the film Once Were Warriors, directed by Lee Tamahori. He also starred in South Pacific Pictures' feature film Jubilee, which earned him a New Zealand Best Actor Award. He starred in Overnight, for which he received a New Zealand Television Award nomination for Best Actor. Curtis worked with Director Stephen Hopkins on the Emmy nominated mini-series, Traffic.

In addition to his many film credits, Curtis has worked extensively in New Zealand theatre. Curtis trained at the New Zealand Drama School before attending the prestigious Teatro Dimitri Scoula in Switzerland. His stage credits include Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Happy End, Fiddler on the Roof, Man of La Mancha and Porgy and Bess.

Recently, Curtis wrapped principal photography on 10,000 B.C., directed by Roland Emmerich with Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, and Omar Sharif.

MAGGIE Q’s (Mai) sexy and seductive visage has sold millions of top name products and magazines all over Asia and has graced the silver screen in more than a few Hong Kong movies. As one of Asia’s leading models and actresses, this Eurasian beauty from Hawaii is making her mark in Hollywood.

Deadly operative Mai (Maggie Q) threatens beleaguered hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long)

In 2006, Maggie co-starred in Mission: Impossible III for Paramount Pictures, starring opposite Tom Cruise. She portrayed Zhen, one of his four principle team members. The action-thriller was shot on locations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States and was directed by J.J. Abrams, the creator of such popular television series as “Lost,” “Alias” and “Felicity.”

Next, Maggie stars in the Rogue Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment comedy Balls of Fury with Dan Fogler, George Lopez and Christopher Walken. The film is about an ex-ping pong champion, who enters the secret world of ping pong to find the man who killed his father. The film is being produced by Spyglass’s Jonathan Glickman and was written and directed by Robert Ben Garant.

Born in Hawaii to an American father and Vietnamese mother, Maggie spent her childhood competing in swimming and track and field events. At the age of 18, she moved to Hong Kong to pursue a career in modeling. She quickly rose to the status of a top model in many parts of Asia and has appeared on more than 100 magazine covers including various Asian editions of Time, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire and Elle.

Maggie began her acting career in the TV drama “House of the Dragon,” which was a huge hit in Asia. Following the success of the series, she starred in the horror film Model from Hell. She made such an impression on Jackie Chan in the film Gen-Y Cops, opposite Paul Rudd, that Chan had her cast in the award-winning film Manhattan Midnight.

In 2002 she starred as a femme fatale in the popular action film Naked Weapon, described as a cross between Charlie’s Angels and The Matrix because of its extensive stunts and CGI-enhanced special effects. The film was directed by Tony Ching Siu

Tung, who was also the action choreographer for films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Through her experiences working with Jackie Chan and Tony Ching Siu Tung and in working on numerous action films, Maggie has developed a talent for hand-tohand combat. She used these skills during production on Mission: Impossible III, Rush Hour 2 and Around the World in 80 Days.

Additional film credits include The Counting House, a horror film for Italy’s Rai Entertainment; the Hong Kong feature Dragon Squad, where she plays a sniper; and the German/Singapore television mini-series “House of Harmony.”

Maggie is currently the celebrity spokesperson for LUX Personal Wash Products and SOFINA Facial Skin-Care in China. She has also had successful campaigns with Derma Logical (Hong Kong), Coca-Cola (Japan), Haojue Suzuki Motorcycle (China), Lancel Image Girl (Asia) and Shiseido UV White (Japan).

When not filming on location, Maggie divides her time between Hong Kong and Hawaii, where her family still resides.

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD (Lucy McClane) recently co-starred in the Quentin Tarantino-directed film Death Proof, the second half of the Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse double feature from Dimension Films. Last year, she appeared in the ensemble film Bobby directed by Emilio Estevez and in the remake of the 1974 horror classic Black Christmas released on Christmas Day.

Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) makes a big mistake when he kidnaps John McClane's daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

Winstead last starred as the female lead in Final Destination 3. Previous film credits include The Ring Two with Naomi Watts, Sky High opposite Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston and the independent film Checking Out.

On the small screen Winstead is probably best known for her role as Jessica Bennett in the popular NBC daytime drama Passions for which she received nominations from The Hollywood Reporter’s Young Star Awards and the Young Artist Awards for her performance on the show. Other television credits include the CBS series Wolf Lake, the MTV original film Monster Island, and guest roles in popular shows such as Touched by an Angel, Tru Calling and Promised Land.

Winstead, a cousin of the legendary Ava Gardner, is no stranger to the stage. She began her career in the performing arts as a dancer for which she studied ballet, tap and jazz. Her theatre credits include The Nutcracker and the Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond.

Originally from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Winstead now mostly resides in Los Angeles or wherever her next project takes her. Despite her busy schedule, she is still finding time for higher education, taking college courses online.