Danny Boyle’s Next Confirmed To Be Tale Of Mountain Climber Aron Ralston; Film Is Now Titled 127 Hours
By Russ Fischer/Nov. 4, 2009 11:08 pm EST
What it doesn’t have is a script and a star, but the former is expected to change in short order, and will likely have a massive influence on the latter. Boyle is likely teaming once again with Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy, who will script based on Boyle’s treatment. From there I can’t see how luring an actor will be difficult. It’s the new film by last year’s Oscar winner, with a strong and emotional subject matter in which the lead actor will be the only person on screen for a great deal of time. It’s the sort of thing a lot of actors dream about, so unless the script turns out to be awful, expect this one to be cast in really short order.
For those unfamiliar with the story, Variety’s summation is as good as any:
Check our previous coverage for a clip of Ralston discussing his ordeal. It’s very powerful stuff, and if Boyle can capture even some of that feeling he’ll have a wonder on his hands.
After his right forearm got pinned for nearly five days under a boulder during a climb in Utah in May, 2003, Ralston used a dull knife to amputate the limb. He then scaled a 65-foot sheer wall and hiked out before running into a family that gave him water and food. He was finally rescued by helicopter.
