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“LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD” VILLAIN IS A COMPUTER GEEK?

By Film Threat Staff | January 15, 2007

Timothy Olyphant, during promotions for his soon-to-released film “Catch and Release, spoke about his role in the new “Die Hard” film, “Live Free or Die Hard.”

Olyphant explained his villain role is “a guy who used to work for the government and warned them of this possibility [cyber-terrorism] and is now carrying it out… There’s something that feels a little bit more unstable about a person who would do that kind of a thing. The ouch doesn’t really match the pinch. It was a guy whose career was ruined and is now saying ‘I told you so.'”

Oh no, he’s phished John McClane’s MySpace account and sent out annoying bulletins! Oh no, he’s stolen Justin Long’s identity and made him a PC instead of a Mac! THE HORROR!

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