Lily James And Pierce Brosnan To Star In New ‘Cliffhanger’ Movie With Jaume Collet-Serra Directing

Lily James and Pierce Brosnan are set to star in a new reimagining of the classic action pic Cliffhanger with Jaume Collet-Serra directing.  The project is a Rocket Science production in partnership with Thank You Pictures and Supernix. 

The original film starred Sylvester Stallone with Renny Harlin directing.

The new script is based on a story by Ana Lily Amirpour.

Brosnan will play seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper, who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with daughter Sydney. During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, they are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s daughter Naomi (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. 

Lars Sylvest of Thank You Pictures, Joe Neurauter of Supernix and Rocket Science’s Thorsten Schumacher will produce with Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe.

Nell Tiger Free, festival darling Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba and Bruno Gouery will also appear in movie.

The movie is aiming for a theatrical release with Rocket Science handling international sales and CAA Media Finance representing North American and Chinese territories. Rocket Science has a partnership agreement with Studiocanal for the film’s rights.

Amirpour and Collet-Serra are executive producing. Chance Wright of Wright Productions and Front Row Entertainment’s Gianluca Chakra and Hisham Alghanim are co-investors and executive producers. Josef Brandmaier, Jeff Most, Katy Most and Matthew Stedman are executive producing for Level Field Media Finance.  Philipp Kreuzer is executive producing for Supernix.

James is represented by UTA, Tavistock Wood, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Brosnan is represented by CAA, Viewpoint, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Collet-Serra is with LBI Entertainment and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman.

Free is with Independent Talent; Rogowski at CAA, B-Side Management, and Agentur Hobrig; Kumar by Insight Management & Production and Circle M+P;  Bouab by Chalcot Sq Arts & Media Management; and Bemba and Gouery by United Agents.

Variety first reported the news.