Cliffhanger Is Back: Lily James and Pierce Brosnan Lead the High-Stakes Reboot Hitting Summer 2026

That Cliffhanger reboot you keep hearing about just planted a flag on the calendar. After Row K scooped up U.S. rights last month, the movie now has a date: it opens nationwide on August 28, 2026. Yes, late August. Pack your metaphorical parka.

What this version is doing

This is a modern take on the mountain-survival thriller, led by Pierce Brosnan and Lily James. The story centers on Ray Cooper, a veteran climber who runs a high-end chalet in Italy’s Dolomites with his daughter. A supposedly breezy weekend outing with a billionaire’s kid goes sideways, and a kidnapping crew zeroes in on them. In the chaos, Ray’s daughter, Naomi — still carrying the weight of a past climbing tragedy — bolts into the peaks and has to outlast both the elements and the people hunting her.

Who is making it (and when you can see it)

• Release date: Friday, August 28, 2026 (U.S., nationwide)
• Distributor (U.S.): Row K
• Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
• Screenplay: Ana Lily Amirpour, Sasha Penn, Mark Bianculli, Melanie Toast
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Lily James
• Setting: The Dolomites
• Premise: A father-daughter fight for survival after a luxury weekend trip turns into a kidnapping nightmare

Collet-Serra knows his way around slick, propulsive thrillers, and the Dolomites are a great backdrop for big, vertigo-inducing stakes. The only curveball here is the timetable — summer 2026 is a long hike away — but the pieces are in place.

More as this one gears up.