Pop star Justin Timberlake is being persuaded to play Bruce Willis' son in "Die Hard 4.0".

Willis was so impressed with the "Cry Me A River" star's acting skills in his new movie "Alpha Dog" that he's trying to get Timberlake to sign up for his action movie's fourth series, reports the Internet Media Database.

"John Jr, John McClane's son, was featured in the original 'Die Hard'. In the next film, he'll be older and, with his sister Lucy, he gets entangled in dad's latest adventure," a source was quoted as saying.