She
strolled into the Singapore Four Seasons Hotel with
such grace that you forgot for a minute that she’s
the new villain in the latest kick-ass instalment of
the Die Hard series. The press present was treated to
the first 20 minutes of Die Hard 4.0 prior to Maggie’s
arrival.
And
for just 20 minutes, we already counted several explosions
and round after round of gunshots and of course our
gorgeous Maggie Q playing a warped-minded hacker. We
were even treated to a really “blow-our-mind-away-super-duper-cool”
sequence involving a fight scene between Bruce ‘Yipee-Ki-Kay’
Willis and Maggie. How many times have you seen a car
ramming into an elevator shaft? Totally awesome stuff!
In
Die Hard 4.0, Maggie Q, 28, plays a former US Government
employee who is part of a revolutionary movement which
attempts to bring chaos to America and the rest of the
world. Bruce Willis returns to reprise his role of John
McCLane, who this time round is after a group of Internet-savvy
terrorists who threaten the security of the United States. On
the July 4th holiday, an attack on the vulnerable United
States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire
nation. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has
figured out every modern angle – but he never
figured on McClane - the old-school “analog”
fly in the “digital” ointment.
About
the opportunity to star in Die Hard 4.0, Maggie Q commented,
“I was a total DIE HARD fan--I don’t know
anyone who isn’t. It is a great franchise that
does not take it itself too seriously. The DIE HARD
movies are among the most exciting action films
that have ever been made and John McClane is one of
those characters everyone roots for. He is such a dude.
Men love him and so do women. ”
Maggie’s
character is a skilled martial artist, which of course
requires her to do a lot of stunt work on set. She proudly
declared she did 95% of the stunt work herself except
sustaining some bruises and injuries to her hand, she
basically ‘escaped’ unscathed.
Expect
real hardcore action and John McClane’s sardonic
sense of humour comes July 5th. Of course, a chance
to watch Maggie’s second Hollywood appearance
on the big screen after last year “Mission Impossible
III”.
