‘Die Hard’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Mural at 20th Century Fox

When it comes to action films, it doesn’t get much more iconic than Die Hard. Bruce Willis shifted the direction of American action away from muscle-bound heroes like Stallone & Schwarzenegger toward a much more relatable everyman persona, and the ingenious concept of confining the action to one place – Nakatomi Plaza, the home of the real 20th Century Fox – has been copied countless times in action movies over the years. Fox releases the next sequel A Good Day to Die Hard next month, but they celebrated the series’ 25th anniversary Thursday evening with a special unveiling of a new mural and a party at Nakatomi. 20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos greeted the visitors and employees on the studio’s lot located in Century City, Los Angeles out in front of the historic Stage 8, where classic films like The Sound of Music and The Towering Inferno were …