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.
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.
One of our readers saw a test screening earlier this month, but we were asked to remove the impression. (spoiler: it was very good).
Can Boyle repeat his Oscar success from 2008?