Will Sly return to the role of Gabe Walker for “Cliffhanger 2”? There’s renewed speculation that it could become a reality. Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net attended a screening of the 1987 cult classic “Monster Squad” and in attendance were the film’s writer, Shane Black and director, Fred Dekker. During the Q&A session, Dekker said he was currently working on the screenplay to “Cliffhanger 2”. Unfortunately, Dekker didn’t elaborate on the screenplay, so we don’t know much else.
“Cliffhanger 2” could be written as a starring vehicle for Sly, it could be written as a reboot with a cameo by Stallone, or even with totally new characters. One of the things that was shocking about the original was that it opened with a failed rescue and what could have been a major character died. They wouldn’t kill off Gabe in the opening would they? Of couse, that, like most everything else in FirstShowing.net’s post and SlashFilm.com’s follow up is pure speculation.