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Does anyone out there remember director Renny Harlin's 1993 mountainside action romp "Cliffhanger"? Forget about it if you do, because a reboot is coming. Variety reports that StudioCanal will team with Neal Moritz's Original Films for the production, with a planned 2010 start date for the shoot. Of course, that shoot will first require a script, with the search for a screenwriter already underway.

The original "Cliffhanger" stars Sylvester Stallone as Gabe, a mountain rescue climber who flees to a lower altitude life after his actions result in the death of a co-worker's girlfriend. Gabe is forced to climb again when a distress call comes in during a visit with his former colleagues. As it turns out, the signal is little more than a ploy staged by a group of thieves, who become stranded after their in-air heist goes awry and their plane crashes. Gunshots ensue, hostages are taken, and only Gabe can save the day. Read more...

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