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Female-led remake of Stallone classic 'Cliffhanger' is in the works

Ben Arnold
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(L-R) Actors Sylvester Stallone & Janine Turner holding rope while standing on mountain ledge in scene fr. action thriller Cliffhanger. (Photo by John Bryson/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
Sylvester Stallone & Janine Turner in Cliffhanger. (Credit: John Bryson/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

A remake of Sylvester Stallone's mountain-top actioner Cliffhanger is in the works, with a female lead.

According to Deadline, director Ana Lily Amirpour is set to helm the movie, with a script from Creed II scribe Sascha Penn.

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It will reimagine Stallone's grizzled former mountain climber turned ranger Gabe Walker as a female hero.

Though it's not yet known who will be playing the lead, Game of Thrones and Aquaman star Jason Momoa is 'in talks' for a key cameo.

We're hoping he's taking on the musclebound role of henchman Delmar, the part originally played by EastEnders star Craig Fairbrass.

Sylvester Stallone and Janine Turner hanging by ropes off the side of a cliff in a scene from the film 'Cliffhanger', 1993. (Photo by Carolco Pictures/Getty Images)
(Credit: Carolco Pictures/Getty Images)

Neal Moritz – the producer recently booted from the Fast & Furious franchise – is behind the remake, said to have long been a 'passion project' of his.

The original movie arrived in 1993, helmed by Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin.

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It found Stallone encountering John Lithgow and Michael Rooker’s band of mercenaries, who are searching for a $100 million treasure trove lost in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.

The movie featured staggeringly vertiginous stunts, and was a box office smash, making $255 million from a $70 million budget.