Who Was twenty century Fox Contractually Obligated To Offer The Role Of John McClain In Die Hard To?

Twentieth Century Fox was contractually obligated to offer the role of John McClane in "Die Hard" to Frank Sinatra. This obligation arose from a previous agreement with Sinatra for the film "The Detective," which was based on the same source material as "Die Hard." Although Sinatra was in his 70s at the time and ultimately did not take the role, the studio had to extend the offer to him as part of the contract.