A new trailer for Die Hart features John Travolta schooling comedian Kevin Hart on how to be an action hero. Originally released on the failed streaming service Quibi as a ten-part series, Die Hart is now coming to Prime Video as a feature film. The comedy is the latest in a long line of comedies from Hart, including Me Time, The Man From Toronto, True Story, Fatherhood, and Coach Kev.
Now, meta-comedy of Hart, playing a fictionalized version of himself, attempting to become an action hero.
The trailer teases that Travolta, serving as a teacher at "Action Star School" will play a prominent role alongside Hart, with Nathalie Emmanuel and Josh Hartnett also starring. Die Hart will release on Prime Video on February 24.
Everything We Know About Die Hart
Die Hart was first released on Quibi as a series, but the rights were later acquired by Roku when Quibi shut down. The show reportedly became a big hit for the streamer and season 2, Die Hart 2: Die Harter, was given the green light earlier last year with Ben Schwartz, Paula Pell, and Peacemaker star John Cena ing the cast. The film, which is directed by Eric Appel, is a condensed version of season 1 of the show, telling the story of a fictionalized version of Hart who attends action-hero training school in order to land a role with acclaimed director Claude Van De Velde (Jean Reno).
Travolta, who has mostly appeared in direct-to-video action thrillers in recent years, plays Ron Wilcox, Hart's teacher. Emmanuel, who is best known for her role as Ramsey in numerous Fast & Furious movies, plays Jordan, Wilcox's sidekick. Hartnett only briefly features in the Die Hart trailer, but, like Hart, he is playing a fictionalized version of himself.
Die Hart is written by Derek Kolstad, who is now well-known in the action movie genre for his screenplays for films like the John Wick trilogy and Nobody. Many of Hart's recent comedies, most of which have been original films and shows for streaming services like Netflix, have not fared well with critics. Die Hart, however, from when it was released as a series on Quibi and subsequently ed Roku, already holds an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, perhaps meaning it will prove more popular than the comedian's other projects.
Source: Prime Video
