Danny Boyle‘s follow up to his Oscar winning feature, Slumdog Millionaire will be the real life story of mountaineer Aron Ralston. For months there was speculation about whether or not the director would take on the film, and it was confirmed back in November that he would. Now we’re hearing that the lead role has already been cast and it’s Harry Osborn aka James Franco.
Oscar winning director Danny Boyle has finally confirmed his next feature film project. For months we’ve been hearing rumors that he would take on the real life story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, and its just been confirmed. According to Variety, the film will be entitled 127 Hours and will center on Ralton’s fight for his life while trapped between a rock and a hard place.
After all that neigh saying, finally we get some positive news about some of the child actors in Slumdog Millionaire. Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (featured above) and his mother moved into a new home today thanks to Director Danny Boyle. Instead of just giving him money which everyone knew would either go to the parents or wasted away, Boyle set up a way for Ismail to have security in the future and a new home now.
If Ismail continues his education and graduates from school, the home will be transferred to his name when he turns 18-years-old. The trust was set up by the filmmakers (Boyle and Christian Colson) to secure an education, housing and a living allowance for Ismail and his co-star Rubina Ali, 9.
Showing his appreciation, the 11 year old said:
Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle is still riding the wave of a highly successful year in his career. He recently signed a three year deal with Fox Searchlight in which the studio agreed to co-finance and co-produce all of his upcoming projects within that time span. On top of that news the LATimes are hinting that the director’s next film may be based on the true story of American mountain climber Aron Ralston.
It seems that Danny Boyle will keep his Mumbai streak going for longer than we might of expected. After the great success of his Oscar-Winner Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle now owns the film rights to Suketu Mehta’s “Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found,” a book of essays on Mumbai life, also a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Boyle purchased the rights in May, but the prize is unknown.
What did Boyle have to say about Maximum City… Continue Reading
Maybe you’ve heard, but there’s been a rumor circulating that Danny Boyle (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) was to direct the new Bond film! From this rumor’s moment of conception, I was in disbelief. This is not a director who is looking to cough up a blockbuster. His resume attains to as much, anyway.
So who started this filthy lie? One source who sowed the seed was none other than The Sun. Boyle, himself, set the record straight at an interview with Entertainment Weekly. He is quoted saying, “I have no plans to direct one…I don’t know who came up with the story, but please tell them I’m very flattered to be thought of!”
The status of The Sun can only be synonymous to The National Inquirer. Don’t trust it.
The sweeping success of Slumdog Millionaire, both at the Oscars and in theaters, made me wonder whether there will be an insurgence of Bollywood-style films in the U.S. The story and style of the movie was fantastic (If you haven’t seen it already, I highly recommend it). What do you think? Will the Bollywood-style film gain popularity within the U.S.?
Loading ...
It’s been quite an award show. We twittered the Oscars live from inside the Kodak theater. We posted all the best moments on the red carpet and the big winners of the night. Just in case you were looking for a full list of all the nominees and all the winners, here it is!
Surprise Surprise! Slumdog Millionaire SWEPT the Oscars with eight wins, including the highly anticipated award for Best Picture. With it’s outstanding ensemble cast, kick-ass soundtrack, and obviously genius direction by Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire just put India on the map!
It’s been an incredible year in story-telling. Every single Best Picture nominee (The Curious Case of Bemjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, Frost/Nixon, and Milk) was endearing and had incredibly relevant themes – each bringing something completely fresh to the table. In fact, any of these five films seem worthy of the award in my book.
Bravo to another brilliant year in film. And let’s start counting down ’til next February!
