An ongoing sequel must avoid this mistake that ruined the Die Hard franchise

Warning: Major spoilers for Carry-On below!The success of streaming Continue makes a sequel a genuine possibility – but needs to avoid a mistake that derailed the Die Hard franchise. Continue cast Taron Egerton as a TSA agent forced to rise to the occasion when Jason Bateman's mercenary tries to steal something very dangerous through airport security. Continue leans towards your Die Hard comparisons instead of avoiding them; both feature everyday heroes trying to protect a loved one within a contained environment, while an intellectual villain constantly tries to outwit them.

Continue is at 85% in Rotten tomatoes and has been a streaming hit for Netflix. Egerton looks like he would be ready to Transport 2 (through Today) – but warned that it would take a great hook to interest him”It's an extraordinary set of circumstances, so I think it would take a really innovative and creative idea to seem like a worthwhile idea for a sequel..” Of course, Die Hard managed to generate four sequences, where Bruce Willis' John McClane always found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, so it wouldn't be difficult to make Transport 2 to happen.

Carry-On 2 Can't Turn Taron Egerton's Ethan Into an Invincible Super Cop

John McClane was practically a Terminator at the end of the Die Hard franchise

Hand luggage The ending shows Ethan realizing his dream of becoming a police officer, which opens up all kinds of possibilities for a sequel. He could easily find himself in the middle of another Die Hard-esque scenario – be it on a plane, a train or possibly a hot air balloon. An element that makes Continue Work is Egerton's winning performance, with Ethan – who is expecting a child with girlfriend Nora (Sofia Carson) and trying to win a promotion – feeling like a true everyman. This means Transport 2 I can't repeat Die Hard mistake of making Ethan unstoppable.

The original Die Hard It felt groundbreaking because it came at a time when Arnie and Stallone were the dominant stars in action cinema. Instead of being an invincible, muscular killing machine, McClane was just a regular guy trapped in a horrible situation. It was an underdog action movie, and that's a formula Continue stay with. With the Die Hard sequels, McClane's exploits became increasingly strangeincluding jumping onto the wing of a malfunctioning fighter jet in the fourth inning.

The series lost sight of why audiences loved McClane as he evolved into a blockbuster action hero. If Transport 2 happens, you cannot go down that path. The sequel's sets will probably get bigger, but Ethan still needs to feel like a normal guyand that the threats he faces do not stray too far from the realm of possibility. When he gets punched, it needs to hurt; if he gets shot in the arm, he shouldn't shrug his shoulders, as McClane began to do in later sequences.

The Die Hard franchise was ruined by John McClane's increasing invulnerability

McClane in Die Hard 5 just isn't the same character

The appeal of sequels to actors is that they explore different sides of a character over time, just as Sylvester Stallone did with Rocky. The best franchises find creative ways to keep their protagonists fresh, but the character of McClane has strayed further and further from his original intent with each installment. Die Hard 2 and Die with strength and revenge he kept his scrappy and sardonic personality intact, but he could also withstand greater punishment.

Sure, he bled a lot, but he could still perform superhuman feats, including jumping from a helicopter onto a moving plane or overcoming a tidal wave in a dump truck. Live Free or Die Hard and A good day to die saw Willis remove much of the older McClane's arrogant warmth, in favor of a more generic, brooding action character. In the final sequences, McClane barely bled anymore, despite being thrown out of the windows. or involved in multiple failures.

The McClane seen in later films barely resembled the character introduced in Die Hard. The increase in action and spectacle came at the expense of character, with Willis' wisecracking cop turned out to be the kind of invincible '80s action hero he was created as an antidote for.. Again, this is something Transport 2 need to avoid.

Carry-On Could Become the Modern-Day Die Hard Franchise

Has Fallen didn't reach the heights of Die Hard

Continue is a solid thriller elevated by some great central performances. The film doesn't really need a sequel as the story feels complete – but Ethan's adventures could continue with the right approach. With the Die Hard franchise coming to an end after 2013 A good day to diethere is a gap in the market for a similar series. THE It fell films tried to take the crown but never fully reached their potential.

Transport 2 could place Ethan in multiple locations, although given his and his girlfriend's connection to the TSA, an aerial setting seems like the natural step for a sequence. ONE Continue franchise really has a chance to catch on where Die Hard stopped – while avoiding the mistakes that eventually brought the latter down.

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