I could see that working with Bond. McClane is too much of an everyman to care about boatfull of billionaires in distress. Family would have to somehow end up

I could see that working with Bond. McClane is too much of an everyman to care about boatfull of billionaires in distress. Family would have to somehow end up on board. Bond, on the other hand, is all about protecting the interests of (a subset of) the rich and powerful.