 John McTiernan (I) (qv) was originally going to make Commando 2,  but Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) turned the role offer down.  Commando 2 was transformed into _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv) and  Schwarzenegger was the first actor offered the title role, but he  again declined. Eventually Bruce Willis (qv) would get the part  after Sylvester Stallone (qv), Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), and  Richard Gere (qv) were all offered the role.