25 Things You Didn't Know About Die Hard With A Vengeance

19. The Novelisation Shows Just How Broken McClane Was

Die Hard With a Vengeance Novel
St. Martin's Press

There's nothing quite like a good old fashioned novelisation of a big screen release, and D. Chiel's adaptation of Die Hard with a Vengeance is no exception.

The novel retains the original rocket launcher ending, and goes into a lot more detail surrounding just how far McClane has fallen since the last film. Bruce Willis does a solid enough job conveying that sense of loss and depression on camera, but Chiel really gets into McClane's head this time around, displaying his full range of emotions in great detail.

Chiel's novel also goes into Zeus' backstory a little more, explaining how police misconduct led to the death of his brother years earlier, and why he's currently looking after his nephews.

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