A remake of Sylvester Stallone’s basic motion movie Cliffhanger is presently in improvement, however the movie will look very completely different from what was initially introduced 18 months in the past.
Stallone will now not star within the up to date model of the movie, directed by Rick Roman Waugh (“Greenland”) from a script by Marc Bianculli (“Hunters”). Actor Lily James (“Iron Claws,” “Pam and Tommy”) will tackle the lead position after a artistic tweak. Pierce Brosnan will co-star, and Jaume Collet-Serra (“Carry-On,” “Non-Cease”) will direct. The undertaking is a collaboration between Rocket Science and Thank You Photos and Supernix.
The movie is being shot in Austria and contains a supporting solid together with: Nell Tiger Free (“The Servant”, “The First Omen”), movie competition darling Franz Rogowski (“The Passage”), Shuba M Saraf (“Shantaram”), Assad Buab (“Franklin”), Suzy Bemba (“Pity Factor”) and Bruno Gouery, who’s Breakout star of Netflix’s hit sequence Emily in Paris.
The brand new script is predicated on the story by Anna Lily Amirpour. Insiders aware of the undertaking describe it as a father-daughter tackle “Die Onerous.”
Brosnan will play Ray Cooper, an skilled mountaineer who runs a luxurious cabin within the Dolomites along with his daughter Sydney. Whereas on a weekend journey with the billionaire’s son, they’re focused by a gaggle of kidnappers. Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), nonetheless haunted by a previous climbing accident, witnesses the assault and escapes. To save lots of her household, she should face her fears and struggle for survival.
Thank You Photos’ Lars Sylvest, Supernix’s Joe Neurauter and Rocket Science’s Thorsten Schumacher will produce together with Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe.
“Capturing our movie within the Dolomites with large-format cameras was essential to us displaying the scope and scale of the tales we’re telling. We’ll give audiences a really thrilling, visceral, high-quality theatrical expertise.” Lily was significantly nice on this position, she actually educated and realized to climb and her dedication allowed us to seize some unbelievable pictures that will have been not possible in any other case and the entire crew was impressed by her dedication. Shocked.
Cliffhanger might be launched theatrically, with Rocket Science dealing with worldwide gross sales and CAA Media Finance representing North America and China. Rocket Science has a partnership settlement with Studiocanal for the rights to the movie.
Amirpour and Collet-Serra function govt producers. Likelihood Wright of Wright Productions and Gianluca Chakra and Hisham Alghanim of Entrance Row Leisure are co-investors and govt producers. Joseph Brandmire, Jeff Mostert, Katie Mostert and Matthew Steadman are govt producers for Degree Area Media Finance. Philipp Kreuzer is govt producer of Supernix.
In a testomony to the actually collaborative nature of impartial filmmaking, there are further govt producers: Electrical Shadow’s Kwesi Dickson and Jay Taylor, in addition to MTG and Rodrigo Tarazona; Latigo Movies’ Robert Daly Jr. and David Lipper; and Capfilms’ Kevan van Thompson. James will even function govt producer by means of her Parodos Productions, together with associate Gala Gordon. Produced by Hungary’s Hero Squared, Jonathan Halperyn and Daniel Kresmery, together with Jazmyn Tanski.
James is represented by UTA, Tavistock Wooden, Sloane, Provide, Weber & Dern; Brosnan is represented by CAA, Viewpoint, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Collet-Serra companions with LBI Leisure and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell and Gellman.
Freedom is presented with independence; Rogowski, CAA, B-Aspect Administration and Agentur Hobrig; Kumar, courtesy Perception Administration & Manufacturing and Circle M+P; Bouab, design by Chalcot Sq Arts & Media Administration; and Bemba, United Brokers Gouery.
