“Cliffhanger” Teaser Poster
*Stallone sold separately*… a reboot of Stallone’s 1993 action blockbuster Cliffhanger is arriving in 2026. Also titled Cliffhanger, the upcoming thriller is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Commuter) and written by Ana Lily Amirpour (Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon).
The film will follow a seasoned mountaineer, Ray Cooper (Pierce Brosnan), who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with his daughter, Sydney. During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, they are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s other 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 (via Deadline).
As you might have expected, neither Stallone (The Expendables) or Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Bodies at Rest) have no connection to the reboot.
Look out for Cliffhanger in the Summer 2026 from Row K Entertainment.
We expect a Trailer to pop up soon. Until then, we leave you with the Trailer to the original, followed by a few shots from the reboot:
“To save her family, she must confront her fears and fight for survival”
A woman replacing a horrible muscular guy? Done.
100% lack of originality in the pitch? Done.
They can already shove it where the sun don’t shine.
I hope this is better thought out than Cleaner was. I like Lily James, (and damn! Those abs!) and I’d like to see her be a credible action hero with better camera work and editing than Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
The original Cliffhanger was a bit flawed with some of the overacting by the villains and a few slow spots, so it would be nice if they could improve a bit here.
There are a few movies I consider “sacred” and shouldn’t be remake-fucked with. Cliffhanger is one of them. As a die-hard Stallone fan, I was especially gratified when he got his mojo back via the 1-2 punch of Cliffhanger and Demolition Man, after the Rocky 5 debacle and 2 ill-fated forays into comedies (Oscar and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot) and I’ve watched both more times than I can count. With it’s gorgeous cinematography, terrific action sequences and a peak on form Stallone, Cliffhanger never fails to engage me. So am not exactly shivering with anticipation at this remake.
I mean, an 80s action icon being replaced by that chick in the MAMA MIA! sequel isn’t exactly what I’d call a trade up.
And OG CLIFFHANGER was directed by Renny Harlin, who at that time had already amassed a lot of brownie points with me for directing the best ELM STREET installment and a wildly entertaining DIE HARD sequel.
Jaume Collet-Serra on the other hand is wildly hit or miss for me. His forays into horror are ok (HOUSE OF WAX, ORPHAN), but his Liam Neeson collaborations are pretty inconsistent and the ones with The Rock are dire although I liked his DIE HARD homage CARRY ON.
I can certainly appreciate enjoying a movie that one doesn’t want remade. While I don’t hate Cliffhanger, I didn’t love it either. I thought Stallone should have been the main focus without a supporting cast, and the villains turning against each other made them less threatening.
John Lithgow could have been just as great as Alan Rickman in Die Hard, but for every good line he had, there were plenty of stupid ones. I would also argue that Collete-Serra has an almost equal rating to Harlin with the ratio of good and bad films. He does have a knack for filming good action scenes, (except Black Adam’s with bad CGI) so I would hope he at least gets that right here.
This can go one of two ways
Do we get the Jaume Collet-Serra who directed The Shallows.
or do we get the Jaume Collet-Serra who directed Black Adam – a movie so bad The Rock still hasn’t recovered from its box office failure and was the final nail in the Snyderverse.
And when did Cliffhanger become a top tier movie? Its passable at best. Are Demolition Man and Judge Dredd also considered top tier now?
Gotta agree with you there. I don’t think of any of these movies are top tier.
Nothing Stallone did was top tier since Rambo 2. Then he came back with Rocky 6 and Rambo 4. Then lost it for good.
Cliffhanger and Demolition Man are definitely top tier for me, being located squarely between 2 lean Stallone patches. As I mentioned above, they were preceded by a disastrous Rocky sequel and 2 ill fated forays into comedy. And they were followed by 4 back to back middling efforts like The Specialist, Judge Dredd, Assassins and Daylight.
“Nothing Stallone did was top tier since Rambo 2.Then he came back with Rocky 6 and Rambo 4.”
Well between Rambo 2 and Rocky 6 are 21 years and a whole lot of Stallone flicks and if a deliriously entertaining Rocky 4, an actually well crafted Rambo III, a decent prison flick like Lock Up, a funny and goofy buddy film like Tango & Cash, a thrilling mountain set actioner like Cliffhanger, a sci fi that expertly fused action, comedy and satire like Demolition Man not to mention 2 Oscar-calibre worthy performances in Copland and Creed and even a decent swan song for Rocky Balboa in Creed II all didn’t work for you, then let’s agree to part ways amicably 🙂
Totally forgot about Copland.
Update: Nothing Stallone did was top tier since Rambo 2. Then he came back with Copland, then Rocky 6 and Rambo 4. Then lost it for good.
Totally agree, Rambo 2/Rocky 4 is the cut off point. Also Stallone built so much goodwill with Rocky 6 and Rambo 4 that people were tricked into believing The Expendables was a good movie
The Expendables franchise is the definitive case study in how to squander a golden premise. This should’ve been the action‑hero Avengers: a glorious blood‑soaked reunion of 80s, 90s, and 00s icons. Instead, every film feels like it was sabotaged by a committee of lunatics.
The Expendables – Stallone follows up the bone‑crunching brilliance of Rambo by filming the fights like a drunk cameraman on a pogo stick. A three‑way brawl between Gary Daniels, Jet Li, and Jason Statham should’ve been action cinema scripture. Instead, it’s a blur of edits so incoherent it borders on felony.
The Expendables 2 – The lineup is legendary: Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis, Van Damme, Lundgren, Adkins, Statham, and Norris. This should’ve been a slam dunk. Instead, it’s Marvel‑lite meta cringe. Norris strolls in with a Chuck Norris joke, Arnie and Bruce swap catchphrases like bored dads at a barbecue, Dolph references his MIT degree, and Stallone delivers pseudo‑philosophical drivel about “going pitch black.” It’s less a movie, more a blooper reel of self‑parody.
The Expendables 3 – Inspired decision: bench the icons you paid to see and replace them with a bunch of nobodies you’d struggle to recognize without an IMDB prompt. Only highlight? Mel Gibson gleefully devouring scenery like he’s auditioning for Hannibal Lecter.
The Expendables 4 – By now, Stallone had checked out entirely, phoning in a guest role while Statham turned it into yet another generic Statham vehicle. The lineup was scraping the bottom of the barrel—Megan Fox and Andy Garcia as “action heroes”? Meanwhile, Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa are criminally wasted, and world‑class fighters like Mike Moeller and Dan Chupong are tossed in for humiliating cameos. At this point, the franchise isn’t just cooked—it’s burnt, buried, and salted over.
I did like the Expendables when it first came out, but now I prefer the extended cut. The camera work and editing were not the best, but it was far from the worst, and the extended version showed more detail in the action scenes. I just wish the finale didn’t have that hard rock overture.
It was pretty obvious that the series was treated like a bad joke afterwards. Even though I liked the action scenes in part 4, everything else was terrible.
This new Cliffhanger should at the very least be decent entertainment. Such an accomplishment should not be treated like rocket science. It would be nice to have a Stallone cameo, but I’m still disappointed in his alliance with the American regime.
I’m not defending Stallones decisions but old people will do old people sheet. Dame Judi Dench defending harvey R4pestein saying he’s already paid for his crimes and should be given a second chance. Liam Neeson turning into an anti-vaxxer. I wonder which old person will say/do some crazy stuff next
I wonder how senile the older generation is getting, but while Neeson narrated an anti-vax documentary, he himself isn’t anti-vax. (I guess they paid him a lot)
It’s perfectly acceptable to use adult language. The censors aren’t coming after you.