Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month and is set to close The London Film Festival on the 28th of October. It will then receive a theatrical release in the US on the 5th of November.
Fox have now released the first trailer for the film and it’s a short teaser that sets up the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who finds himself trapped under a rock and unable to get free.
The teaser includes references to Danny Boyle’s previous work and it is clear that Fox are hoping Boyle might be able to replicate the runaway success of Slumdog Millionaire. Check out the synopsis and trailer below. You can also head over to Apple to watch the trailer in HD.
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.
