Nearly 25 years since that crazy Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza, "Die Hard" remains the gift that keeps on giving for Bruce Willis and his character, cantankerous NYPD police officer John McClane.

The first trailer has arrived for "A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth installment of the action-film franchise. As McClane, Willis has had allies in Reginald VelJohnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Justin Long. Here, McClane teams up with his son John "Jack" McClane Jr., played by Jai Courtney of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand."

Although the film takes place in Russia, McClane announces his Garden State roots for what I believe is the first time: "The 007 of Plainfield, New Jersey," he calls himself. The trailer is set to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," a sonic staple of the "Die Hard" franchise. The question is, whether his son has earned the right to say "Yippee-ki-yay ..."

"A Good Day to Die Hard," directed by John Moore, is set to open on Valentine's Day next year.

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