Slumdog director Danny Boyle to film real life horror story

HORROR - Aron Ralston amputated his own arm

Tale of climber who amputated his own arm

Deleted Slumdog scene

Cut sequence from Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.

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By Robbie Colin, 15/11/2009

SLUMDOG Millionaire director Danny Boyle and writer Simon Beaufoy are teaming up again - for a horrific film about a climber who hacked off his own ARM.

The movie, based on Aron Ralston's real-life survival story, will have a whole HOUR without any dialogue - a first for film-making.

It will tell how the 28-year-old adventurer was trapped for five days when his left arm was crushed by a boulder in Utah in 2003.

He cut away at his flesh and bone before abseiling down a 65ft cliff and hiking eight miles to his car.

SLUMDOG - Director Danny Boyle

Batman Begins star Cillian Murphy is the top choice to play Aron, and the film is due out in late 2010.

A source said: "Danny wants to try something at the opposite end of the spectrum to Slumdog."

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I am so excited for his! Cillian is an excellent choice! He was amazing in Sunshine & 28 Days Later. Watch the short silent movie The Water he is in and you will see he is also talented at acting without dialogue.

By Larvalee.. Posted November 17 2009 at 6:33 PM.

Oh, Jesus, Cillian: NO. Leave it for Ryan Gosling. Make at least ONE FILM that people actually want to see...!!!

By Nemo.. Posted November 15 2009 at 3:49 PM.

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