The first trailer for director Danny Boyle‘s next film, 127 Hours, is surprisingly upbeat. The drama tells the true story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who had to sever his own arm after he is trapped by a boulder.

The film has two cinematographers: Enrique Chediak and Anthony Dod Mantle. It looks as if one was in charge of the bright, upbeat first section of the film and then, as early test screening reviews mention and the trailer hints it goes to a dark, desperate place. Read the full story

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The newest issue of Entertainment Weekly has the first pictures of James Franco as mountain climber Aaron Ralston in Danny Boyle‘s 127 Hours. The Playlist was able to get some scans which you can check out below, including some great quotes from the article. The film also stars Amber Tamblyn, Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara and Clémence Poésy. Read the full story

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Fox Searchlight is not messing around this Oscar season. After setting Darren Aronofsky‘s Black Swan in a sweet Dec. 1st slot earlier today, they will release Danny Boyle‘s latest film about a month earlier on November 5th. The film stars James Franco, Lizzy Caplan and Kate Mara. Check out the synopsis below. Read the full story

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One of our readers was lucky enough to attend the very first test screening for Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire follow-up, 127 Hours. The film tells the story of Aron Ralston (James Franco), the mountain climber who had to amputate his own arm with a dull knife after a 2003 hiking accident. Check out their reaction below. Read the full story

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Universal is pushing for The Bourne Legacy to be released in 2012 no matter what. I know what you are thinking. How the hell could they pull it off without Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass?! I’m with you, but here at TFS we want to consider the possibilities of this franchise. Here are twenty choices that wouldn’t (completely) screw up the franchise. Read the full story

It’s fixed anyway, right? Oh wait, Danny Boyle might direct the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London. Organizers are seeking a Londoner to run the spectacle, and Boyle is reportedly in the mix, The Times is reporting. Read the full story

After taking home the Best Director Oscar with Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle‘s next film is 127 Hours, the story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who had to amputate his own arm with a dull knife after a 2003 hiking accident. The film will employ some interesting techniques, such as having two cinematographers and almost an hour of no dialogue. Joining James Franco, Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn is Cloverfield and Party Down star Lizzy Caplan. Movieweb reports that Caplan will be playing Ralston’s sister and the film will start shooting in Utah this April. Read the full story

Last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Director, Danny Boyle, is planning to begin shooting on his next film, 127 Hours. It is expected to begin filming very soon with James Franco in the lead. It’s based on the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who amputated his own arm with a dull knife after being trapped for five days. Much decision was directed towards the movie when it was revealed that the film would have apparently over an hour of no dialogue in its running time which would presumably be around twice that length at two hours. How this would be accomplished in a successful manner is still being debated. Now, a second unconventional decision has been made for the production of the film.

The Playlist has learned that Boyle will be using two cinematographers for the film, the first of whom is Anthony Dod Mantle, who did his 28 Days Later, and the second is Enrique Chediak who worked on 28 Weeks Later, which Boyle himself did not direct. His reasoning for such a decision is a unique and follows as such:

We’ve got this idea that because there are so few characters in it, we’ll use two cinematographers: Anthony Dod Mantle, who did 28 Days Later, and Enrique Chediak, who did 28 Weeks Later. One is from Northern Europe and the other is South American. They’ll bring different things to it. Like in a conventional film you’d have a comic character and a villain.

This decision is one that I initially think “ehh” to, seeming like a gimmick at first glance. But when his reasoning is laid out, I actually like it. I’m not entirely clear if it will be a clear split or an interchanging, although I imagine the latter would present a bigger problem than the former, having a rotation of cinematographers on the set. Regardless, I’m confident in Boyle to make this work, because his work has shown that he’s a brilliant director, even when working with lesser material.

What do you think of Boyle’s decision to use two cinematographers for 127 Hours?

Several major casting updates have been confirmed by Mike Fleming over at Deadline Hollywood, and perhaps the most notable (at least in my opinion) is information regarding Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire follow up 127 Days. As most of you probably know, the film follows Aron Ralston, the infamous mountain climber who cut off his own arm to save his life. The big announcement has already been made that James Franco will star as Ralston, but we now know that Amber Tamblyn will co-star as Ralston’s girlfriend, with their relationship played out primarily (if not entirely) through flashbacks. I am extremely excited for this film, and after Franco‘s masterful performance in Milk was overlooked by awards voters, I’d have to think he could be easy Oscar bait if this film delivers. Read the full story

According to Katie Featherston‘s official twitter page, she has auditioned for Danny Boyle‘s upcoming film 127 Hours starring James Franco.

Auditioned this morning for Danny Boyle (and he read the scene with me!) …Awesome.

For those that don’t know the name, Featherston played the haunted Katie in 2009′s breakout horror film Paranormal Activity. 127 Hours tells the story of Aron Ralston. The hiker who in 2003 fell down a cliff and got his arm crushed in a massive boulder. After 5 days he had no choice but to amputate the arm and make another hike to safety. The film is set for a winter release. It is unknown at this point what role Featherston auditioned for.

Would you like to see Katie Featherston is a Danny Boyle movie?