A reboot of Sylvester Stallone‘s motion basic lastly secures a launch date. Whereas the motion star has invested in his tv present, Tulsa King, a number of of his classics have been tailored into remakes, reimaginings, or biopics, together with the making of his sports activities film, I Play Rocky.
One in all his motion classics that’s being rebooted is Cliffhanger. The upcoming film will star Lily James, who portrays the feminine counterpart of Stallone’s character within the unique 1993 film. After Row Ok secured the distribution rights to the reboot, it was revealed that the Cliffhanger film can be launched on August 28, 2026.
The reboot is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who lately made Netflix’s Carry-On, and the forged contains Pierce Brosnan, Nell Tiger Free, and Franz Rogowski. Brosnan and James will play a father and daughter working a luxurious chalet within the Dolomites. When a visit goes bitter with a billionaire’s son, they turn into the goal of a bunch of kidnappers. Feeling responsible in regards to the climbing accident, James’ heroine escapes and places her expertise to the check to save lots of her family members.
After accumulating $255 million on the world field workplace, plans to develop on the Cliffhanger film date again to 1994, when there have been hopes for a sequel. Nevertheless, the movie confronted improvement hell for almost 20 years, and people plans shifted to reimagining the motion basic. In Could 2023, the undertaking was transferring ahead with the concept of creating a legacy sequel, with Stallone’s involvement. Nevertheless, after Stallone was now not connected, the film was reworked to turn into a modern-day reboot.
Whereas the movie was accomplished in late 2024, its journey to hitting the massive display was a gradual course of, with Row Ok solely securing the distribution in late September of this yr. Nevertheless, it was an eight-figure deal that features a large launch spanning 3,000 home screens.
There’s actually lots of hype for the reboot, as James describes it as a “cool reimagining” and that the story “retains all of the gripping glory of the unique.“ Deadline additionally reported {that a} sequel is already in improvement.
The Cliffhanger reboot will likely be launched on the identical day as Coyote vs Acme, a Warner Bros. movie that was initially shelved earlier than being rescued by Ketchup Leisure. At the moment, there are not any trailers or first pictures for the film except for a poster picture of James climbing a mountain. However, the reboot has lots of promise, particularly now {that a} launch date is locked.
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Jaume Collet-Serra
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Mark Bianculli
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Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher
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Pierce Brosnan
Ray Cooper
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