Sylvester Stallone revisits one of his classic ’90s roles.
On Monday, filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh confirmed in an Instagram post that he and Stallone, 76, will be working together. ContentionA reboot of Stallone’s 1993 action movie of the same name.
“Anyone afraid of heights? Let the journey begin,” Waugh said, confirming Deadline’s report that the casting for the upcoming movie has begun.
The storyline for the sequel to the reboot is unknown, but Stallone is expected to reprise his role as mountaineer Gabe Walker, who first appeared in the 1993 original film. The original film centers around Gabe rescuing several stranded hikers and then discovering that he has caught a group of vicious criminals after a plane heist went wrong.
“Growing up with the greatest action movies of the ’80s and ’90s, working on many of them myself, Contention It was by far one of my favorite glasses. “Being at the beginning of the next chapter, climbing the Italian Alps with the legendary Sylvester Stallone is a dream come true.”
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“Taking this franchise to new heights will be a huge challenge and a blast, a responsibility I won’t take lightly,” he added.
“I will never forget the excitement I felt watching Sylvester Stallone,” added producer Neal H. Moritz. Contention”
“I am incredibly excited to be working together. [Stallone] and Ric Waugh will continue the story of Gabe Walker and introduce this iconic story to a new generation of moviegoers around the world.”
Contention It was directed by Renny Harlin and Stallone co-wrote the script; Writer Mark Bianculli is writing the new movie, according to Deadline.
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Stallone was last featured in the Paramount+ series. King of Tulsa; he is also reprising his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Stakar Ogord. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in theaters Friday. In the near future, for a long time Cliff the actor is waiting to appear in the upcoming action movie Expendables 4as well as in the upcoming action comedy Never Too Old to DieAccording to Deadline.
In March, Stallone announced in an Instagram post that “it’s time to start painting again”, explaining that he views the visual art form as “akin to writing a short script.”
“The wonderful thing about painting is like writing a short script, but you use strokes and colors instead of words to tell your story,” Stallone said. pieces of art.