Franco clocking into 127 Hours

James Franco has reported to have been signed up to star in the upcoming Danny Boyle directed feature entitled 127 Hours. Franco will be taking on the role of mountaineer Aron Ralston in the feature. The story is centered on the mountaineer’s struggle to do what he loves the most despite a disability in 2003 that forces him to loose a limb due to a freak accident. Here’s the official statement through Twitter from Production Weekly.:

James Franco will play mountaineer Aron Ralston in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours,” filming begins early March in Utah.

Franco can next be seen in several films including the Steve Carrell and Tina Fey movie Date Night and the fantasy comedy Your Highness.