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It feels almost wrong to write words in reporting this news, because the news itself proclaims its wordless-ness. Well, so be it. /Film reports that Danny Boyle intends to shoot the first hour of his new project, 127 Hours, based on the incredible true story of Aron Ralston, who had to amputate an arm to survive a hiking accident, with no dialogue.

Whoa. An intriguing experiment to say the least and one with talent behind the screenplay – one Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar-winner behind Slumdog Millionaire and The Full Monty. Imagine reading 60 pages of a screenplay with no dialogue. You know what they call that? A novella.

Now imagine shooting it. Now imagine acting in it.

And we may get it all by next winter, according to the wishes of both Boyle and Fox Searchlight. Unfortunately, Beaufoy has to finish/start the screenplay first. Either way, The Film Stage will be counting the days to see this thing.

What do you think of this news? Can it work and be accepted by a mainstream audience?

After winning his Oscar we have been eagerly waiting for Danny Boyle to choose his next project. In an interview with DigitalSpy (via ThePlaylist) the Slumdog Millionaire director  suggests that his next film may be the story of mountain clumber Aron Ralston, who after a 2003 hiking accident had to amputate his own arm with a dull knife. In the interview, when asked about his next project, Boyle says:

“I do, but I can’t quite tell you about it because it’s not quite all signed, sealed and sorted out legal-wise. It’s based on a true story so there were complications to do with rights, that kind of stuff. We’re close to solving it and hope to be shooting in March next year.”

Boyle previously expressed interest in Ryan Gosling for the film, which looks similar to an Into The Wild-type adventure. In the interview Boyle denies his My Fair Lady remake, the Mumbai-based Maximum City, and 28 Months Later, all previously mentioned projects. With shooting supposedly taking place in March I would bet some more details will be announced soon.

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