The trailer for Danny Boyle’s highly anticipated follow-up to “Slumdog Millionaire” has arrived. Titled “127 Hours,” the film tells the story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who was forced to amputate his lower right arm in a freak accident mountaineering in Utah. The picture stars James Franco with appearances by Amber Tamblyn, Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara and Clémence Poésy. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy (and Boyle) and the music was composed by A.R. Rahman, both of who worked on ‘Slumdog’ as well. Here’s the synopsis.
127 HOURS is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award winning director of last year’s Best Picture, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), family, and the two hikers (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.
Mostly a one-man show, Boyle recently suggested the film would be a “challenge” for audiences to sit through, but the trailer is pretty light and is selling a different movie. This is probably because they know they’ll have a hard road ahead and better to focus on the early fun parts of the film. The picture will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 and will hit theaters in limited release on November 5. Trailer is below or watch it in high definition over at Apple.
127 Hours Trailer
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