The acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney resulted in the cancellation of a theatrical release in August 2019 following senior management shake-up, which saw the dismissal of theatrical distribution executive, Chris Aronson.

di Bonaventura stated in a July 2021 interview that the McClane project is "not happening" as a further consequence.

Die Hard was removed from the Fox imprint through at least its 2021 slate.

In lieu of company-wide reorganization, the media giant is said to be rebooting the property as a streaming series on Hulu (which it shares joint ownership with Comcast).