Distributor Vertical has acquired US rights to the "Cliffhanger" reboot starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan, rescuing the project after its previous backer, Row K, collapsed following last year's Toronto International Film Festival. Vertical is now planning a wide US theatrical release for spring 2027, resolving months of uncertainty over the film's fate and beating out reported interest from Neon's new Decal label.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the film reimagines the 1993 Sylvester Stallone hit, which grossed over $255 million worldwide, relocating the action to the Dolomites, where a mountaineer played by Brosnan is taken hostage during a kidnapping plot, forcing his daughter, played by James, to confront her fear of the mountains to save her family. The cast also includes Nell Tiger Free and Franz Rogowski, with Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe among the producers. Row K's collapse left several TIFF acquisitions in limbo, including "Poetic License" (since picked up by Sony Pictures Classics) and "Charlie Harper," which remains with Row K ahead of a 25 September release.