‘Bruce Willis always refused to do it’: Crystal Trap director recalls star

In 1988, the crystal trap – or die hard For fans of the original version – it will appear on the screens. However, at the time, Bruce Willis was mostly known for his comedic role in the TV series Moonlight (1985). That is why, when the first trailer of the film was released in theaters, the audience started mocking the actor thinking that it was a comedy.

Then the studio had to make a decision: remove the face Bruce Willis Posters for a while to keep the audience from thinking it’s a comedy and give the action movie a chance. That is why, before the release of the movie, we could only see the famous Nakatomi Plaza on the posters.

However, once the feature film was released in theaters, it was well received and the responses were so positive that the face Bruce Willis Appeared on the posters again!

However, John McTiernan believed in his leading man from the start, as he explains in his columns Figaro Regarding the appearance at the Strasbourg festival:

“Bruce made several films that did not work. And before the movie was released, it was removed from the poster. This man wanted to bring freshness, honesty, good acting, so many scenes have been played in the film industry. People will play them the exact same way, over and over again, because they’ve seen them play that way. Bruce always refused. He was always looking for the essence of this or that scene and found a new way to play.“

His own intuition, talent of the actors: this is the director Crystal Trap And in the end he was right. He was also recently guest of honor at the European Fantasy Film Festival in Strasbourg, where he presented his very pessimistic view of the current Hollywood landscape: “The film industry is going to collapse“, he said. Discover his full remarks here.

Crystal Trap, the classic, can still be seen streaming on Disney+.