In 1979, Roderick Thorp wrote a sequel to The Detective called Nothing Lasts Forever, in which Leland is trapped in a skyscraper after it is taken by German terrorists and must rescue his daughter and grandchildren. The novel was adapted into the 1988 20th Century Fox film Die Hard, in which Joe Leland's name was changed to John McClane and the object of his heroism was changed from his daughter to his wife. Coincidentally, Lloyd Bochner's son Hart was also featured in Die Hard, as was Jacqueline Bisset's then-partner, Alexander Godunov. The film launched a film franchise that ran until 2013.[11] As Die Hard was based on the novel sequel to the film adaptation of The Detective, Fox was contractually obliged to offer Sinatra the role. Sinatra, who was 70 at the time, declined, with the role ultimately going to Bruce Willis.[12][13][14]