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 addit.
