Restarting “ cliffhanger ” obtains an American distribution agreement with the new line of the Buyer K
EXCLUSIVE: In an eight -digit agreement, understood as the largest in this year TIFF market so far, the new American distributor Row K has brought rights to the Cliffhanger Restart with Pierce Brosnan and Lily James.
The reimagination of the 1993 classic, produced by Jaume Collet-Serra (Continue)is currently in post-production and is doubled for a theatrical version on the 3,000-screen screen in 2026.
The film will follow a seasoned mountaineer, Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who exploits a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with his daughter, Sydney. During a weekend with a billionaire son, they are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s other daughter, Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes. To save her family, she must face her fears and fight for survival.
The photo is written by Ana Lily Amirpour, Sascha Penn, Mark Bianculli and Melanie Toast. The producers include Lars Sylvest with thanks, Joe Neurauter de Supernix, Thorsten Schumacher of Rocket Science and Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe.
The acquisition has been negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by CAA Media Finance, which represents interior rights. Rocket science manages international sales.
The agreement marks the third takeover of Tiff from Row K Thread of the dead man With Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino, and Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge’s Charlie Harper With Nick Robinson and Emilia Jones.
“”Cliffhanger is an exciting addition to the Slaughter Krim growth slate and a clear example of the type of film at the event that we bring on the market, “said MCT directors and the co -president of Row K Christopher Woodrow and Raj Singh.” We build a pipeline of titles focused on the stars made for the big screen and Cliffhanger Check each box. Our third acquisition underlines the momentum that we generate and the type of ambitious distribution model and distribution of audience K was designed to deliver. »»
Adding the president of the K Megan Colligan row: “What attracted me to Jaume Collet-Serra Cliffhanger This is how it mixes adrenaline and the scale of a classic action film with a fresh and modern touch – exactly the experience that the youngest audience appears. The original Cliffhanger was celebrated for its mountain cinematography, and this reinventization respects this heritage with scanning sets across Europe – the result is an amazing production built for theaters. »»
As we revealed during the TIFF market, there are discussions on an early stage of a series of restart. The 1993 original, which cost $ 255 million in the world, played Sylvester Stallone with the realization of Harlin Renny.
Line K, supported by Media Capital Technologies, takes its name from the headquarters often considered the best view of the theater. The company recently appointed Mo Rhim as a income director, Ben Carlson as director of marketing and Steve Garrett as responsible for distribution and acquisitions.
