Sylvester Stallone is Set to Star in a CLIFFHANGER Sequel
The 1993 mountain climbing action thriller Cliffhanger is getting a sequel and Sylvester Stallone is set to return to the franchise! Now, this is a movie that I never expected to see get a sequel, so this is some unexpected and weird movie news!
The movie will be directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen) from a script written by Mark Bianculli (Hunters). Stallone is also a producer on the project and the casting process for the rest of the cast is currently underway.
While no story details are available to share for the sequel, we do know that Stallone will reprise his character of Ranger Gabriel “Gabe” Walker from the original film, directed by Renny Harlin. That original movie followed Walker as he helped rescue a group of stranded hikers, only to discover that they were actually a gang of violent criminals who were trying to recover their missing $100M following a plane crash. That movie also starred John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, and Janine Turner.
Waugh said in a statement: “Growing up with the biggest action films of the 80s and 90s, working on many of them myself, Cliffhanger was by far one of my favorite spectacles. To be at the helm of the next chapter, scaling the Italian Alps with the legend himself, Sylvester Stallone, is a dream come true. It’s going to be a great challenge and blast taking this franchise to new heights, a responsibility I don’t take lightly.”
Producer Neal H. Moritz added: “I’ll never forget the thrill I felt watching Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger. I am incredibly excited to be working with him and Ric Waugh to continue the story of Gabe Walker and introduce this iconic story to a new generation of filmgoers around the world.”
Stallone most recently inked a deal to produce and star in the action comedy Never Too Old to Die, which was conceived as a starring vehicle for him, and has landed at Amazon Studios.
It’s been so long since I’ve watched the original movie, but with the sequel announced, I’ll have to revisit it and see if it’s as ridiculous and as corny as I remember.
Source: Deadline