New York, June 22, 2007 – It was more gridlock than free living for Manhattan commuters at rush hour on Friday evening, when midtown streets were closed off for the premiere of Bruce Willis’ new flick, Live Free or Die Hard. Willis explained the chaos to the hordes of fans packing the middle of 51st Street: “I’m excited to be here in New York City tonight. We were going to have it at another theater, but apparently six or seven thousand people weren’t going to ever get in, so we’re having it here at Radio City Music Hall.”

The movie promises lots of action. Willis said that his favorite stunt was jumping out of a car, but Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who plays his daughter in the film, told us the less macho version: “Bruce got kicked in the head with a high heel, and went to the hospital.”

Director Kevin Smith said that his small role in Live Free consists of the one scene in which there is literally no action. “Nobody throws a punch at me; I don’t throw a punch at anybody. Nobody shoots me; I don’t shoot anybody. No gun even makes an appearance”, he said. “So when you ask me what it’s like to be in an action movie, I’m like, I honestly don’t f--king know.” Did Smith give his old buddy Ben Affleck any advice on directing movies now that he’s working that side of the camera? “I’m like, Dude, just don’t make ‘Jersey Girl’.”

The director of Live Free or Die Hard, Len Wiseman, said that he was nervous because this evening would be one of his first experiences watching the film with an audience. “It’s nervous and exciting at the same time. I can’t tell if it’s the ulcer, or just the nerves”, he said