Lily James And Pierce Brosnan are ready to rock with their reboot of Cliffhanger.

Principal photography has begun in Austria for an updated version of the 1993 film of the same name starring Sylvester Stallone. Jaume Collet-Serra directs the new film which is planning a theatrical release and hails from Rocket Science, in partnership with Thank You Pictures and Supernix.

THE Cliffhanger The reboot centers on mountaineer Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who runs a chalet with his daughter in the Dolomites, a mountain range in Italy. When the couple is kidnapped, eldest daughter Naomi (James) – still dealing with the trauma of a previous climbing incident – ​​must overcome her past to save her family.

Stallone was announced last year as star of the reboot but has since left the project, as director Ric Roman Waugh previously announced.

The cast is completed by Nell Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf., Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba and Bruno Gouéry. The project is based on a story by Ana Lily Amirpour.

“Shooting our film on location in the Dolomites using large format cameras was imperative for us to show the scope and scale of the story we are telling,” Collet-Serra said in a statement. “We are going to offer audiences a truly exciting and visceral high-end theater experience. Lily, in particular, went above and beyond for this role, actually training and learning to climb. His dedication allowed us to capture some incredible shots that we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to, and the entire team is blown away by his commitment.

Producers include Lars Sylvest for Thank You Pictures, Joe Neurauter for Supernix and Thorsten Schumacher for Rocket Science, alongside Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe.

The original Cliffhanger was released theatrically in May 1993 by TriStar Pictures and grossed $255 million at the worldwide box office. Stallone starred for director Renny Harlin as a mountain climber hired to help find suitcases full of stolen money in the Rocky Mountains.

James is represented by UTA and Tavistock Wood. Brosnan is repped by CAA, Viewpoint and Hansen Jacobson. Collet-Serra by LBI Entertainment and Yorn Levine.