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It is rumored that [[Cillian Murphy]] is going to be taking on the lead role of Aron Ralston, although Murphy nor Boyle have confirmed anything. <ref>http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/11/18/danny-boyle-wants-cillian-murphy-for-127-hours.html</ref> |
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127 hours is an upcoming film directed by Danny Boyle. Filming is expected to take place early next year, with Fox Searchlight supposedly releasing it in time for awards season in late 2010. [1] The film is expected to have over an hour of no dialogue, as it is based on the story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for nearly five days. Boyle claims that there is currently no script.[2]
Cast
It is rumored that Cillian Murphy is going to be taking on the lead role of Aron Ralston, although Murphy nor Boyle have confirmed anything. [3]
Aron Ralston
Aron Lee Ralston is an American mountain climber. While he was on a canyoneering trip in Blue John Canyon (near Moab, Utah), a boulder dislodged, crushing his right forearm and pinning it against the canyon wall. Ralston had not told anyone of his hiking plans and knew no one would be searching for him. Assuming that he would die, he spent five days slowly sipping his small amount of remaining water while trying to extricate his arm. He eventually ran out of water and began to drink his own urine, carved his name, date of birth and presumed date of death into the sandstone canyon wall, and videotaped his last goodbyes to his family. After five days of trying to lift and break the boulder, a dehydrated and delirious Ralston prepared to cut off his already-dead arm by levering it against a chockstone, which snapped the radius and ulna bones. Using the dull blade on his multiuse tool, he cut the soft tissue around the break. He then used the tool's pliers to tear at the tougher tendons. Although he never named the make of the tool other than to say it was not Leatherman, he did describe it as "what you'd get if you bought a $15 flashlight and got a free multi-use tool".[1] After freeing himself, he was still eight miles from his stick shift truck, and he had no cellular phone. He had to rappel down a 65-foot sheer wall, then hike out of the canyon in the hot midday sun. While hiking out, he encountered a family of three on vacation from the Netherlands, who gave him water, two Oreo cookies, and all the food that they had. They then alerted the authorities. He was ultimately rescued by a helicopter search team. His arm was retrieved by park authorities and removed from under the boulder. It was cremated and given to Ralston. He returned to the boulder and left the ashes there.