In the movie Die Hard with a Vengeance , Samuel L. Jackson plays McClane 's camp partner Zeus Carver .
It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan ( who directed Die Hard ) , written by Jonathan Hensleigh , and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane , Samuel L. Jackson as McClane 's slightly camp partner Zeus Carver , and Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber .
Die Hard with a Vengeance