Die Hard is becoming a bit more of a family affair with the fifth installment, A Good Day To Die Hard. While we’ve seen John McLane’s ex-wife and kids before, they’ve never been fully involved in fighting the bad guys, but now his estranged son Jack (Jai Courtney) is taking on his father’s mantle.

The film sees father and son having to team up in Moscow to stop a nefarious Russian leader. Along with the image, EW has come comments from Jai Courtney about the movie. Talking about the father/son dynamic, he says, “The relationship isn’t always functional. These are two guys who have been estranged for some time. John likes to wing it, see what happens. Jack’s more of a strategist.”

While talking about the Moscow setting, he says, “That’s the thing about the Die Hard franchise, John’s always a fish out of water. What could be further out of water for him than Russia?”

The film will be out February 13th 2013.

There’s been a fair amount of speculation about who would play John McLane’s son in A Good Day To Die Hard, the fifith installment of the Die Hard series. The likes of Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, and Milo Ventimiglia are all said to have tested for the part, but now the role has gone to somebody would wasn’t even mentioned in previous rumours about the role, Spartacus: Blood & Sand actor Jai Courtney.

20th Century Fox even released a shot of Courtney during a screen test with Bruce Willis, which you can see above.

A Good Day to Die Hard puts McClane on an international stage – truly a NYC fish out of water in Moscow – and introduces his estranged son Jack, who may even be more of a hardass than his father. Despite their differences, they must work together to keep each other alive – and the world safe for democracy. The film begins production this April, for a February 14, 2013 release.

Last year, Courtney landed a starring role opposite Tom Cruise in One Shot, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, so the Aussie actor’s star is definitely on the rise.