Lily James and Pierce Brosnan to star in new version of 'Cliffhanger'

Jaume Collet-Serra will direct a new version of the classic action thriller Cliffhangerstarring Lily James (The Iron Claw, Pam & Tommy) y Pierce Brosnan (Black Adam, The Son). The project is filming right now in Austria.

In a press release, James shared (via Variety):

“The filming process for Cliffhanger has been exciting. I love putting myself in the shoes of climbers and learning from them. Jaume is a force. “We have a fearless cast and crew that is unmatched in passion and dedication.”

Collet-Serra joined in saying:

“Shooting our film in the Dolomites with large format cameras was essential to show the scope and scale of the story we are telling. We are going to offer the public a top-quality, truly exciting and visceral cinematic experience. Lily, in particular, has exceeded all expectations for the role, really training and learning to climb. Their dedication has allowed us to capture some incredible shots that we wouldn't have been able to achieve otherwise, and the entire team is in awe of their commitment.”

The script is based on a story by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Bad Batch).

The outlet shared the first two image glimpses, available below and at the end of the note:

The original 1993 film starred Sylvester Stallone and directed by Renny Harlin.

These news confirm that the version initially announced in 2023, which had the return of Stallone in the leading role, with Ric Roman Waugh as director and Mark Bianculli as screenwriter, has been discarded. This in turn had discarded the one announced in 2019 that had Amirpour as director, with the idea of ​​a female protagonist. That is to say, at some point during creative revisions, it was decided to return to the original plan, only with Amirpour as scriptwriter and Serra as director.

In the rebootBrosnan will play experienced mountaineer Ray Cooper, who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with his daughter Sydney. During a weekend trip with the son of a billionaire, they are the target of a gang of kidnappers. Ray's daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes. To save his family, he must face his fears and fight to survive.

Los Those familiar with the project described it as a father-daughter version of Die Hard.

The cast also includes Nell Tiger Free (The First Omen, Game of Thrones), Franz Rogowski (Bird), Shubham Saraf (Shantaram), Assaad Bouab (Bad Sisters), Suzy Bemba (Poor Things) y Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris).

The reimagining is a Rocket Science, Thank You Pictures and Supernix production. Parodos by James and Gala Gordon is another of the production companies. Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe are the producers along with Lars Sylvest, Joe Neurauter and Thorsten Schumacher. Executive producers include Amirpour and Collet-Serra.

Sales for the international market will be handled by Rocket Science. Traditional distribution in theaters is being sought.

Collet-Serra has directed projects such as House of Wax, Orphan, Non-Stop, The Shallows, Jungle Cruisey Black Adam.