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Subject: **A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD / Talent Opp & Train Like McClane event** For

immediate release: 27 May 2013


BRUCE WILLIS STUNT DOUBLE LAUNCHES DIE HARD WORKOUT


LONDON, UK Heroes dont come much tougher than John McClane, and to celebrate the release of A Good Day to Die Hard on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD and to coincide with Fathers Day, Bruce Willis no- nonsense cop is now getting his own workout. In a partnership between Twentieth Century Fox and London outdoor fitness specialists Army Boot Camp Fitness, Bruce Willis long-standing stunt double Larry The Ripper Rippenkroeger is in the UK to launch the Die Hard inspired workout that says Yippee-ki-yay! to boring gym regimes. Train Like McClane: The Die Hard Workout is a rigorous training session based on team work and designed to promote father and son bonding, much like the newest Die Hard film, in which John McClane (Willis) re-connects with his son Jack (Jai Courtney) in the most extreme circumstances. Launching in the build-up to Fathers Day, the workout is designed to give fathers and sons or just friends a fun and demanding exercise that they can enjoy together. Mo Ahmed, founder of Army Boot Camp Fitness, says: Were thrilled to be launching Train Like McClane in partnership with the Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD release of A Good Day To Die Hard and hope that John McClane can be an inspiration to get Brits fit this summer. Our

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ethos is Get fit and have fun and this promises to be as fun as working out can be. Like all our instructors, Ive served in the Army and still work as a fire fighter with East Sussex Fire, so team work is such a crucial part of everything I do. Train Like McClane is an all-action programme that shows how we can bring out the best in each other and ourselves by working together. Train Like McClane: The Die Hard Workout will be launched to media at Alexandra Palace on Thursday 30th May, with Larry Rippenkroeger taking part in the first session. Scenario based team-work activities will include the Die Hard Sprint, Saving the Hostage and Like Father, Like Son Pull-up Challenge. Media are invited to take part and/or interview Larry Rippenkroeger and Army Boot Camp Fitness founder Mo Ahmed. There will also be photo and filming opportunities with the first group of participants including fathers and sons. A Good Day to Die Hard is released on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD on June 10th by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. - Ends- Photography/Filming and interview opportunities: The official launch of Train Like McClane: The Die Hard Workout will take place at Alexandra Palace on Thursday 30th May from 10am and is open for media. It will include: Photo call with Larry Rippenkroeger (Bruce Willis stunt double), Mo Ahmed (Army Boot Camp Fitness founder) and participants in the first session Interview opportunities with Larry and Mo Opportunity to take part in, photograph or film the first Train Like McClane training session

Clips and stills from A Good Day To Die Hard available to enhance any featurs

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Yippee Ki Yay, John McClane is back, this time with his son and twice the excitement. Keeping audiences on the edge of their seats for 25 years, the latest chapter of the popular action franchise delivers the thrills and reveals the ultimate father-son bonding experience as A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD debuts on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD on June 10th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring a double dose of McClane power, the film will also be available on Blu-ray as an extended edition with over two hours of extreme bonus material. ABOUT ARMY BOOT CAMP FITNESS Founded in 2006 by Army Boot Camp Fitness is a structured 60 minute outdoor fitness class based on basic military physical training for people who want to build and maintain their fitness. Founded by Mo Ahmed, all instructors have served in the British Army and promote the virtues of team work to bring out the best in participants. Boot Camp is undoubtedly one of the best fitness clubs going and it is more than just a sports club its a community. Classes take place in London parks including Victoria Park, Highbury Fields and Wanstead Park. TRAIN LIKE McCLANE The Die Hard workout will include the following:

THE ULTIMATE DIE-HARD SPRINT! Do you have what it takes to get away from the enemy, such as sadistic bad guy Alik? This exercise will involve: 50 meter sprints x 6 To be done either as a pair, father and son combo or individuals If father and son they will each do 3 sprints changing after each sprint

SAVING THE HOSTAGE! This is a carrying exercise which will test participants to see if they have what it takes to save a hostage, something John McClane has had to do countless times over the years: Participants will pair up and will carry each other 200 meters Instructors will show them a number of different carrying methods

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON ITS ALL ABOUT TEAM WORK! As a pair, participants will complete 50 pull ups of which they will assist each other and work as a team, much like John and Jack McClane in A Good Day To Die Hard

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Whenever you are suddenly in a difficult situation, i.e. getting away from the enemy, this mini assault course will give participants the chance to see if they have what it takes to get through these obstacles quickly and efficiently. The course will involve the following: Cargo net Wall feature Hurdles to jump over/go under ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

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