127 HOURS Trailer

The first trailer for Fox Searchlight’s 127 HOURS has made it’s debut.

The beautiful cinematography is from Enrique Chediak (CHARLIE ST. CLOUD) and Anthony Dod Mantle (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.) How does an actor carry this type of film by himself? Anne Thompson of indieWIRE/Thompson on Hollywood wrote:

Heroic survivor tales are not new. But this one—much like the Tom Hanks vehicle Castaway—requires an actor to hold the screen alone for much of his screen time. In this case, Danny Boyle told me, only a few actors could pull this off. James Franco beat out Cillian Murphy and Ryan Gosling.

Synopsis:

127 HOURS is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award winning director of last year’s Best Picture, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. 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.

Rated ‘R’, 127 HOURS premieres next month in Toronto and will be in theaters on November 5, 2010.