Netflix’s much-hyped **Skyscraper Live** won’t be going live tonight from Taiwan’s capital due to Mother Nature.
“Due to weather, we are unable to proceed with today’s SkyscraperLIVE event,” a spokesperson for the streamer said just 30 minutes before the event was set to start. “It has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 24 at 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT. Safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding.”
“We will follow up later today with updated timing on press opportunities for tomorrow,” the spokesperson added.
With a 10-second delay built in just in case the worst happens, the latest live event from the increasingly sporty streamer has been pitched as a mash-up spectacle reminiscent of Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers, Evel Knieval’s career, and Alex Honnold’s own free solo climb of El Capitan featured in the Oscar-winning 2018 documentary *Free Solo*.
Of course, this being high-minded Hollywood, there was—and still is—a timely statement accompanying Honnold’s climb today, intentional or not.
As Netflix fends off another acquisition attempt by David Ellison’s Paramount to gobble up Warner Bros. Discovery, the streamer’s Taipei event was scheduled just one day before the highly anticipated UFC launch on Paramount+. Labeled with a $7.7 billion payout from Ellison in one of his first major moves after taking over the studio, the debut of Dana White’s Octagon now risks being overshadowed by Honnold’s death-defying endeavor.
Now, **Skyscraper Live** and **UFC from Sin City** will almost go head-to-head.
Ranked as the tallest building in the world for about five years after its 2004 opening, Taipei 101 is now not even in the Top 10 tallest buildings list. Currently coming in at number 11, the 1,667 ft tall tower is dwarfed by Dubai’s 2,722 ft high Burj Khalifa, which has held the top spot since just after its opening in 2010.
Still, the *Free Solo* star’s efforts promise an unforgettable spectacle that enthusiasts won’t want to miss.
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