Cliffhanger sequel in talks again

Posted on February 19, 2008
Filed Under Actors, Directors, Rumors

I’ve always been a sucker for sequels. Even though I know it’s a very cheap and unimaginative trick to lure us back to the movies I can’t help but to smile when I hear rumors about a sequel.  Especially when it’s sequels to movies made in the 80′s and early 90′s. The golden years… That’s when most of my favourite movies were made.

Anyway, to the news (or rumors in this case): Dark Horizons reports that Sylvester Stallone wants to revisit his rock-climber character Gabe Walker from 1993′s “Cliffhanger“. This is unconfirmed news and should be handled as a rumor. Apparently the British tabloids are writing about it but the source of the news is unclear.

“Cliffhanger,” one of Stallone’s better action films outside of the Rocky/Rambo franchises, the original Renny Harlin-directed thriller took in $255 million worldwide off a $65 million budget and received praise for the two memorable action/suspense sequences that start the film.

Plans for a sequel in the late 90′s were scrapped due to the star’s dwindling box-office appeal. Now, with Rocky and Rambo having made successful returns, talk of the sequel entitled “The Dam” has apparently begun again over at Sony Pictures.

Hey, if Stallone feels he’s up to climbing again at the age of 62 I’m all for it. I mean, if he could become Rambo once again I’m sure he can become a mountain ranger again. Go Sly, go!

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