It appears that Fox is eager to get Die Hard 5 going as quickly as possible. Just the other day we reported that Noam Murro is no longer attached to the project (he’s busy with the 300 prequel 300: Battle of Artemisia), and Fox is on the lookout for a new director for the Russian-set sequel. Now a short list of directors Fox is interested in has appeared and it includes: Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Justin Lin (Fast Five) and John Moore (Max Payne). Hit the jump for more details, as well as my personal preference.While the report from the other day suggested that the job was Max Payne director John Moore’s for the taking, Deadline says him being a lock is premature, as the studio has yet to have any meetings with any of the directors just yet. Cornish is a bit of a surprise, as his directorial debut is the just-released Attack the Block which has been critically heralded for months now (I can’t see this movie soon enough). While it’s only his first film as a director, I’ve heard from many, many people that he does a bang-up job.Refn’s latest flick Drive starring Ryan Gosling has been drawing raves ever since it debuted at Cannes. He’s an incredible director, but I don’t see him delaying his next team-up with Gosling, the thriller Only God Forgives that is set to shoot later this summer, in favor of a fast-tracked studio action film. Lin’s Fast Five did big business, and he’s attached to the new Terminator film, but he seems a bit too generic. I’m sure he’d do a fine job, but someone like Cornish or Refn would be so much more interesting.Moore is a bit of a Fox mainstay, as he’s made all of his films at the studio. Nothing on his resume is particularly outstanding, but nothing sticks out as offensively bad either. My personal pick would be between Cornish and Refn. Refn seems unlikely to take the job, as he’s not necessarily the kind of guy that takes on a studio-dictated project. He’s attached to do the Logan’s Run remake with Gosling for a big studio, but he’s been very careful to state that they won’t move forward with that film until their vision is just right.While I’ve yet to see Attack the Block in full, from the trailers and the few scenes I’ve seen (and from listening to Cornish speak about the film), the director seems to have a good head on his shoulders. He has an interesting eye, and I’ll bet he’s learned a thing or two from working so closely with Edgar Wright. I’d love to see him take on the Die Hard franchise and do something completely out of left field. Lin and Moore aren’t terrible choices, I just feel like I can picture exactly what Die Hard 5 would be if they directed it. With Cornish, I have no clue what the finished film would be like, and that’s what’s exciting.The studio is set to start meeting with the directors soon, so hopefully we’ll know who’s got the job in a few weeks. Until then, sound off in the comments with your pick for the director of Die Hard 5.