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A reboot of 1993 action-thriller Cliffhanger has officially been confirmed, but it’ll be missing a key star.
Production company Rocket Science announced on Thurday that it’s in production on a reboot of Cliffhanger, and that this version will star Lily James and Bond actor Pierce Brosnan. However, Variety reports that original star Sylvester Stallone, who was part of the reboot’s initial package, has dropped out amid a “creative overhaul.”
Rocket Science has also unveiled a first look image and a behind-the-scenes photo, both of which you can see below.
Also part of that creative overhaul, the reboot has a new director. It was originally meant to be directed by Ric Roman Waugh from a script by Mark Bianculli, but Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise, Black Adam, The Shallows) will now take the helm, directing from a script based on a story by Ana Lily Amirpour. The Variety report notes that the reboot is being described as a “father-daughter take on Die Hard.”
You can read the official synopsis from the production company below:
In this reboot of Cliffhanger, seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper (Pierce Brosnan) and his daughter Sydney run a mountain chalet in the Dolomites. During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, they are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s older daughter Naomi (Lily James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes. To save her family, she must confront her fears and fight for survival in the Italian Dolomites.
In addition to James and Brosnan, the new Cliffhanger will also star Nell Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba, and Bruno Gouery. A release window has not yet been announced, but filming is currently underway in Austria.
The original Cliffhanger starred Stallone as a mountain climber who encounters a group of violent criminals after they lose their heist loot in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. It was a hit at the time, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of the year with $255 million at the box office.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
