Sylvester Stallone to Star in Cliffhanger 2: The Dam?

Posted on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson

If true, this is a bad move. PR Insider reports that Sylvester Stallone is in negotiations with Sony Pictures to revise his character Cliffhanger, er, Gabe Walker, in a sequel to 1993’s Cliffhanger, which grossed $84 million domestically and $200 million plus worldwide. The sequel will be entitled The Dam, which automatically makes me think of the “surefire” pitch that became 1996’s megaflop Daylight: Stallone versus ~~dam~~ tunnel. And, I’m so sure, there are challenging cliffs to hang from on a dam.

“There’s only one man for this job.” - Guy in Hard Hat with Walkie Talkie

Stallone’s Rambo is nearing $40 million domestic, but won’t reach the $70 million heights of Rocky Balboa. Super Bowl weekend seemed to take out a chunk of its potential business, as word of mouth was overwhelmingly positive. Worldwide, the sequel is still rolling out, and the industry already views the film as a success; the press, another success story. As much as I think Stallone remaking Charles Bronson’s Death Wish is uninspired, bookending another of his Golden Oldies, one memorable only for its atmosphere and a bug-eyed villain played by John Lithgow, narrows the scope of his latest comeback and opens up the punchlines.

Does anyone see potential in Cliffhanger 2: The Dam?

Comments

der

I'll be greatful the day I don't have to see Stallone's face anymore. I really almost puked watching Rambo staring at his puffy brotox injected face. That and I can barely understand him when he talks.

Lloyd

You're tripping der. At this rate we will get Judge Dredd and Demolition Man sequels! haha.

jj gonzo

how about OVER THE TOP 2 while he's at it...

Hunter Stephenson

@ JJ

I'd much rather see an OTT2 than CL2:TD, agreed. Stick to the '80s material.

moofieman

I think a remake of Death Wish would be huge. Even though he pulled off Rambo, I think at his age that would be more believable than a mountain climber.

I thought I read he was going to remake The Mechanic though (thats another Bronson movie) ? I cant imagine him not doing a hard R Death Wish. Thats an iconic film and theres a lot politically he could say in a movie like that that would make it more than just another action movie.

Matthew

NO MORE SEQUELS! PLEASE!

Hunter Stephenson

@ moofieman

He is attached to both Death Wish and The Mechanic. Search The Mechanic on this site for further info about possible casting aka Elijah Wood (wtf).

Max

Daylight is off the hook. Stallone killed all the dudes who needed killing, and had nothing left to fight but the friggin' Jersey Tunnel with his bare hands.

I'm not even kidding when I say I really, REALLY want to see a sequel to Tango and Cash. At this rate, it seems like the chances of that are getting better and better.

Hunter Stephenson

@ Max

I agree. I would love to see sequels to Over the Top and Tango and Cash. And maybe Cobra.

Cliffhanger is just sooo '90s. It's porn for readers of Men's Journal.

VishR

It's about time Sly reinvents himself rather than doing roles he has done in the 20th century. He should consider roles he has never done before, like 'Grandpa', 'Grumpy Old Man', did I mention 'a junkie'

Ian

Please Sly, retire. You've had a good run over the years, just go away and leave us in peace.

Tyler Ethridge

bring on a Tango and Cash sequel baby!

hellz yea.... haha.

soundtrackgeek

Bring back Tango & Cash!

damo 69

keep pumpin' 'em out sly' dont listen to those critical faggots. What the fuck would any of you limp wristed lisping pricks know about makin' movies anyway. STFU and let the man make his movies and his millions.

Hunter Stephenson

@ damo 69

You win Slash Film's new HGH contest for Most Macho Comment of All Time. Congratulations.

mikey nimmo

for a 60 year old he still looks good,and if he needs the help from a few little pills well so be it, wot do u all want to see a fat hagy rambo/rocky no i fort so .. keep it going sly. i no i would if i were u ,,,

ulises rodriguez

you guys dont know anything i say to sly as long as he can make movies go sly i work in the movies with the union i support you sly everybody saying that he was too old now what rambo is in 40.000.000 and counting you guys make me sick you just dont apreciate anything go sly you can do it ulises miami fla

Happy_Evil_Dude

I'd watch Cliffhanger 2

Justin

back off guys SLY IS THE MAN AND CAN MAKE ANY MOVIE HE WANTS. CLIFFHANGER 2 WILL BRING IN THE MONEY AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T GO SEE IT BUT IT WILL MAKE MONEY.
KEEP GOING SLY

kentuckyfriedidiot

sly is the man! he's not old. DeNiro, Pacino and Eastwood are older

GB

I'm glad Stallone is still putting out tough guy films. It's a breath of fresh air, even though they are sequels. Rambo &Rocky are some of the most well known films of all time, so I can understand why he would make more of them...they "work". We're not seeing many macho tough guys in Hollywood anymore, and I think we need them, &Stallone is picking up the slack. This day in age, it's almost a bad thing to be a macho, masculine male, and thats sad. Stallone did a great job with Rocky Balboa &Rambo, was able to get his body is tremendous shape for both roles, and had a good script. It's ironic, for years, he had one of the best physiques in Hollywood, now that he is getting older (61), and while he's still an imposing figure, people try to pick him apart and make stupid comments about his body and his age. I can only hope I am in that kind of shape when I am 61 years old.

Sly will always have his fans that will support him, &as for the ones who badmouth him, make totally rude &ignorant comments about him...well they should stick to watching Harry Potter sequels &stay away from the tough guy movies.

dude

sly is the man. everyone says hes old but im sure he can do more at 60 than most could do at 30. id keep it goin. hell, id even like to see another rocky

JOE

OVER THE TOP HAS TO BE MADE BECAUSE THAT MOVIE INSPIRES MY DAD TO BECOME A TRUCK DRIVER

gareth

CLIFFHANGER: E S CA PE LI MI TS

Though cliffhanger 1993 was one of the best overall pictures i have ever seen a a sequal would need to be even better if audiences are to anticipate this movie as the best movie since stallone's last movie...

PREMISE: set three years after the original gabe has to comfront a new mountain area which he has moved to reflect on his adventures away from the worlds media attention... blue screen technolgy could be deployed to develop a south american subtropical jungle backdrop?

years go by and we are once again reminded with the opening credits of him as a climber...can the same event happen more than once to one man?
the sequal will be budgeted at +£100 million and will be directed with similar verve to the original although having more of an emotional aspect to the relationship with the previous women..a dam will feature but like in 1995 goldeneye only for a short period 2/3 of the way through the movie...

gareth

The special ingrdients will be the explosions but also a new camera which shows Gabe running through height and various set limts...also the terroists may deploy time limts this will add strong premise for the audience as gabe has to adpat to the changing conditions of the mountains which will be snowy to sunsrise?

ILM may be deployed to add special lighting so we can see more of the special equipment that gabe is carrying.. i.e a special axe to give the movie an edge and product placement with casio for the special subtaranan wrist watch?which lights up in a special way?

the climax should be more inventive than the original...

why not set it among various ancient south american cemetaries (staged) / built within a biblical mountanous landscape i.e high and full featured / snow only on the base with a running wide river in between?

to give the climax an edge ... sly battles mercenaries on the river bed once the dam has been blown up so he can traverse the terrain?

gareth

key seqence could involve camera panning over sly as he darts across the river using a temporary bridge to escape cature from qualins brother and crocodiles?
could sly he have the same equipment that travis had from the original so he can track the location of cash and receipes?...

to give it a dramatic vantage point over the original? whilst the enemy have special gps to try and stop sly from bagging the cash?could introduce like a speical bond element for the unique teaser trailer? makes you wanna see it on the big screen?

would like to know if anyone at carrolco similar company would like any further ideas
would be happy to develop any of these further? grlloyd20002000@yahoo.co.uk

jake

people are so nasty these days you no who you are we have read your comments. Personly i think that sylvester stallone is one of those guys you will either love or hate or just think "oh yeah that dude was quiet good in that film" so witch ever one of those guys your are fair play to you, i just personly feel that there is no reason to be plan spitefull and nasty- stick to the films you like and leave the ones you dont just dont be nasty guys im sure sly stallone has feelings too, hes only trying to make the world happy and a few movies on the way- who is he really hurting no one so why hurt him

Jake

I see Death Wish as having way more potential than Cliffhanger 2. Cliffhanger 1 was hard for any true Stallone fan to struggle through.

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