The late star of Harry Potter, Die Hard and other classics is trending on social media as people all over the world pay tribute to his life and career.
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John McClane would return for two sequels, Die Hard 2 in 1990, and Die Hard With A Vengeance in 1995. Both are generally regarded as fitting follow-ups to the original, and great action movies in their own right.
Then, after 12 years of inaction, we finally got a fourth instalment in 2007, with Live Free or Die Hard. While it was a reasonably enjoyable, it did not reach the heights of the original trilogy for most fans, and the PG-13 rating meant that John McClane could not say the word that comes after Yippee Ki-Yay properly (it was muffled by a gunshot).
The final cinematic appearance of John McClane so far came in 2013 with A Good Day To Die Hard
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