Downton Abbey star is unlikely replacement for Sylvester Stallone in classic 90s film remake

In an improbable casting, Lily James has replaced Sylvester Stallone successful the reboot of Cliffhanger.

The 78-year-old enactment fable was acceptable to reprise his relation as Ranger Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Walker successful the remake of the 1993 enactment thriller.

However, this week it was confirmed that Lily, 35, and erstwhile James Bond prima Pierce Brosnan, 71, volition present pb the movie.

The formed besides includes Nell Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba and Bruno Gouery.

Jaume Collet-Serra is taking implicit to nonstop the flick, meaning Ric Roman Waugh is nary longer taking the helm.

Pierce volition represent mountaineer Ray Cooper and Lily is his girl Naomi, who has to ‘save her family’ and ‘fight for endurance successful the Italian Dolomites’.

The synopsis reads: ‘In this reboot of Cliffhanger, seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper (Pierce Brosnan) and his girl Sydney tally a upland chalet successful the Dolomites.

‘During a play travel with a billionaire’s son, they are targeted by a pack of kidnappers. Ray’s older girl Naomi (Lily James), inactive haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the onslaught and escapes.’

The archetypal pictures from the movie person besides been shared, showing Lily scaling a upland conscionable similar Stallone did.

The Darkest Hour histrion underwent existent grooming to larn however to ascent to execute the epic shots.

Filming is presently underway successful Austria, Germany and Italy.

Collet-Serra said successful a statement: ‘Shooting our movie connected determination successful the Dolomites utilizing ample format cameras was imperative for america to amusement the scope and standard of the communicative we’re telling.

‘We’re going to bring the assemblage a genuinely thrilling and visceral, premium theatrical experience. Lily successful peculiar has gone supra and beyond for the role, putting successful existent grooming and learning to climb.

‘Her dedication has allowed america to seizure immoderate unthinkable shots we couldn’t person achieved otherwise, and the full unit is blown distant by her commitment.’

The archetypal movie achieved large success, with its $70million (£54m) fund grossing $255million (£197m) astatine the container office.

Cliffhanger was besides nominated for 3 Oscars for champion sound, champion dependable effects editing, and champion ocular effects, but mislaid retired connected them each to Jurassic Park’.

The movie was based connected a conception by climber John Long and followed Gabe (Stallone), a upland climber who becomes embroiled successful a heist of a US Treasury level flying done the Rocky Mountains.

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