DAM, Another CLIFFHANGER for Stallone?

Yeah I could understand the audience want for seeing Sly Stallone back as ROCKY. He has his fans. I guess I'm one of them too. An Icon of the 70's and with Stallone's career in the twilight years right now, a nice nostalgic trip was fine. Not that I was all too happy with the final result of ROCKY BALBOA, but I could understand why fans wanted him back. RAMBO, I was less sure about. Though with $40 million domestic haul so far, it's been a success. The character made some money and everyone seem pretty pleased with the final result. But a return of Stallone's hotshot mountain climber and rescue worker Gabe Walker? Oh you remember man, he was the guy from CLIFFHANGER. Does anyone really wanna go there again?

After receiving favourable reviews for bringing back Rocky and Rambo, the action man is planning to revisit rock climber Gabe Walker from 1993 film Cliffhanger, according to reports. Sony studio executives are in negotiations with Stallone to revive the character for THE DAM.

CLIFFHANGER (directed by Renny Harlin, whose career has dropped so far he's doing WWE movies!) was not exactly Stallone's finest hour and I can't see any fan demand in seeing him bring this character that people might barely remember. This would seem more of a sign of desperation for Stallone because he can't find any new material, whether that's true or not... it's how it would look. Yeah CLIFFHANGER made an insane $250 million+ worldwide some 15 years ago but unlike ROCKY and RAMBO, the situation of the thriller was more enticing than the character itself. Hopefully his news is false because CLIFFHANGER was barely more than an excuse for Stallone to get his big muscles out for the ladies, and guys that might swing that way. Though I must say the opening scene to CLIFFHANGER was awesome. I remember the first time I saw this movie, this scene pretty much haunted me throughout the rest of the picture.

source - /film, pr insider