After Rocky Balboa, John Rambo and Barney Ross in Expendables 4, Sylvester Stallone is preparing to bring another of his iconic characters back to the movies: mountaineer Gabby Walker, hero of Cliffhanger. Rennie Harlin’s film celebrated its 30th anniversary this year.
Cliffhanger: The Hunt hit the big screen on October 6, 1993 and revived Sylvester Stallone’s career. The latter has just suffered a string of bad luck in the bag or stop it or my mother will be shot.
With $255 million worldwide (on a $75 million budget), Renny Harlin’s film is a huge success. In France, it attracts 2.6 million viewers. At the time, a sequel was under consideration with TriStar Pictures in the lead. Unfortunately, the project was abandoned.
Who will direct Cliffhanger 2?
After a few years of delay, Cliffhanger 2 is officially back on track starting in late 2023! After being handed over to Rick Roman Waugh, the sequel will finally be directed by Frenchman Jean-Francois Richet. A specialist in action, we owe him especially the Mesrin Diptych and the Last Maide with Gerard Butler.
Cliffhanger 2, what will it be about?
After the events of the first part, experienced mountaineer Gabby Walker became the manager of the mountain lodge. The latter enjoys a well-deserved pension in the Italian massif.
His peace will be interrupted by hostages who will kidnap him and his clients. Gabby’s daughter will help her father by using her climbing skills.
Who will star in Cliffhanger 2?
For now, one thing is certain, Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as Gabe Walker. On the other hand, we still don’t know anything about the rest of the cast, particularly the actress who will play his daughter in the film. Our 5 potential actresses are featured in a dedicated article if you want to take a look.
Cliffhanger 2 when is it coming out?
No release date has been revealed at this time. The feature film is currently in pre-production. According to information supplied and provided by the production company FFF Bayern Soon, the sequel to the 1993 film, will shoot this summer, mostly in Germany. Therefore, we can expect a theatrical release in 2025.
Why isn’t Rennie Harlin directing Cliffhanger 2?
The director of the first part, Rennie Harlin, was removed from the project. The latter expressed his opinion about Cliffhanger 2 on the microphone Soon. The 64-year-old director first revealed that he had been trying to start work on the second episode for years, to no avail.
“To be honest, I’ve been trying for decades. I always thought the movie was a huge success and it was crazy that there wasn’t a sequel. There were other stories to tell.”he confided.
“That was a long time ago, though, and I have no idea what story they’re going to tell or Sly’s role in it. But I wish them the best of luck. I hope they don’t try to replace what we did. CGI.”Rennie Harlin said.
“What the audience loved about Cliffhanger was that they felt like we did it for real. We shot it at 11,000 feet in the Italian Alps. It was real, like the first scene with the girl falling. It was real, hanging. Cables. It was 2,400 meters above sea level!”The director recalls.
“It’s very easy for studios these days to say, ‘We’re going to shoot on blue screen and create everything on the computer.’ the original”Hammered by Rennie Harlin.
While you wait to hear more about Cliffhanger 2, catch Stallone in the Tulsa King series on Paramount+!
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