The film's journey to the screen was a decade-long evolution. Its plot was loosely based on the Wired magazine article "A Farewell to Arms" by John Carlin, which detailed the terrifying possibilities of a "fire sale"—a coordinated three-stage cyber-attack on a nation's infrastructure.
: For the climactic sequence involving an F-35 jet, the production used a mix of a full-size prop on a motion base, a nine-foot practical miniature, and CG models . Live Free or Die Hard
While the film received generally positive reviews (holding an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes ), it sparked intense debate for being the first entry to receive a . The film's journey to the screen was a decade-long evolution