Producer Neal Moritz has spent the past 15 years trying to reboot "Cliffhanger," the 1993 blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone. The project is finally coming to the big screen next year -- but Stallone won't be in it. And in a new lawsuit against the film's financiers, Moritz explains why. Moritz alleges that Rocket Science Industries has reneged on an agreement to pay him a $2.5 million producer fee. According to the complaint, Moritz and his partner, Toby Jaffe, spent years...
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Producer Neal H. Moritz is consistenly one of Hollywood’s busiest filmmakers and the last few years have been no exception. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are on board for a sequel to 1997’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” He’s also working on a reboot of 1993’s “Cliffhanger” from director Jaume Collett-Serra. Moritz is also shepherding a TV series revival of “Prison Break” for Hulu. And “The Boys,” Amazon Prime’s offbeat superhero drama, will end with its upcoming Season 5 while a spinoff, “Gen V,” is in the works. Moritz’s Original Film banner extended its first-look deal with Paramount Pictures for another three years, through 2027.
