Vertical Acquires U.S. Rights to 'Cliffhanger' Reboot

Overview

• Vertical announced it has taken U.S. distribution rights to Jaume Collet-Serra’s Cliffhanger reboot, a deal reported across trades on Sunday and positioned the film for a wide spring 2027 theatrical run.
• The film stars Lily James and Pierce Brosnan, is set in the Dolomites, and is in post-production with reports that early tests have performed well.
• Producers financed the picture independently through international pre-sales and private investment, which reportedly covered a roughly $100 million production budget and left U.S. buyers to purchase only domestic rights.
• Industry reports—cited by multiple outlets but not fully verified—say Vertical paid about $12 million for domestic rights and has committed roughly $20 million for prints and advertising, figures presented as trade sourcing rather than company confirmation.
• The acquisition ends a period of distributor uncertainty after Row K’s collapse and places pressure on Vertical to execute a significant P&A campaign to secure wide theatrical placement and help the film recoup its high production costs.