Sylvester Stallone signs up for Cliffhanger 2

Sylvester Stallone is heading back to the mountains as Ranger Gabriel “Gabe” Walker, for a sequel to 1993’s action thriller Cliffhanger that was directed by Renny Harlin. Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Kandahar, Greenland) will direct from a script by Mark Bianculli (Hunters).

According to Deadline, Neal H. Moritz’s Original Film (Fast & Furious franchise) will produce with Rocket Science, as well as Stallone and Braden Aftergood’s Balboa Productions.

There is no word on the plot of the film, but it will no doubt involve some vertigo-inducing action scenes.

“Growing up with the biggest action films of the 80s and 90s, working on many of them myself, Cliffhanger was by far one of my favorite spectacles. To be at the helm of the next chapter, scaling the Italian Alps with the legend himself, Sylvester Stallone, is a dream come true,” said Waugh. “It’s going to be a great challenge and blast taking this franchise to new heights, a responsibility I don’t take lightly.”

Added Moritz, “I’ll never forget the thrill I felt watching Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger. I am incredibly excited to be working with him and Ric Waugh to continue the story of Gabe Walker and introduce this iconic story to a new generation of filmgoers around the world.”

Casting for other roles is currently underway.