SLUMDOG Millionaire director Danny Boyle is to film the true story of an American climber who hacked off part of his arm with a knife after it became trapped under a rock, according to reports.
The award-winning film-maker is confirming plans to direct 127 Hours, based on Aron Ralston’s extraordinary ordeal in Utah’s Blue John Canyon in 2003, US entertainment magazine Variety reported.
In a desperate bid for survival, Ralston used a blunt knife and pliers to amputate his right forearm after it was pinned between a boulder and the canyon wall for nearly five days. Production is due to begin in 2010, with the film scheduled for release late next year.
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Saturday, November 07, 2009
