Long before Liam Neeson's daughter was Taken, Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter was kidnapped, forcing him to become a Commando again to win her freedom.
Ice to see you! (Wait, that doesn't make any sense.)
Strangely enough, Mr. Schwarzenegger wasn't the first person considered for the role. The studio originally wanted to cast rocker Gene Simmons. Mr. Simmons turned the role down, choosing to star instead in Never Too Young To Die with John Stamos and Robert Englund.
The less said about this picture, the better.
However, that's not the strangest thing about this film. Eager to cash in on the success of Commando, the studio wanted to rush a sequel into production. Arnold would have none of it, refusing to reprise his role. The studio, however, was determined to get a movie from the script it had already purchased. So it reworked the script and changed the names of the characters."John Matrix" became "John McClane" and the role went to Bruce Willis. Yes folks, believe it or not, Die Hard began life as Commando II. Perhaps Arnie regretted turning down the role; Die Hard was much more successful than Commando.
Apparently, even Bruce is bit skeptical. It's all true though.
