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Danny Boyle tackles 'Slum Dog Millionaire'

Exclusive: The 'Sunshine' helmer tells us all about his next project.

Apr 5 2007

I spoke to the always affable Danny Boyle yesterday for our 'Sunshine' podcast, and when the subject turned to his next film, it seems I had my facts wrong. Rather than making South African-set thriller 'Ponte Tower' (as previously reported), Boyle is about to start work on a very different sort of film, as he himself explained.

'It's called 'Slum Dog Millionaire', it's based on a true story, and it's about a kid from the slums of Mumbai, who has nothing – he's ill educated, he's illiterate – and he goes on the Hindi version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' and wins it. And they can't believe that he's done it. They think he's cheated. They think he's getting signals from embedded chips in his body, or that there are people coughing in the audience, but he won it.

'What's clever about the film is that the structure shows you how he knows the answers. Certain things have happened to him in his life and they happen to ask questions about those things. But the real reason he's on the show is to get in touch with the girl he loves but has lost in the chaos of Mumbai, and all he knows is that she watches the show religiously. So he's not even there to win the money, but that's when you win I suppose, when you're not even trying.'

Simon Beaufoy ('The Full Monty') has written the script, with filming set to start on location in Mumbai soon. And as for 'Ponte Tower', that film is still very much on Boyle's horizon, with Michael Thomas currently working on the script.

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laura fisher said...

it sounds really gd, are there still auditions for it? Posted on Sep 09 2007 11:54

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J.S said...

Has auditions for this film already gone ? Posted on Aug 27 2007 13:36

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ali said...

hi mustufa, can u plz tell me ,where should i go , for the auditions?? Posted on Aug 23 2007 16:32

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anna said...

wow, truly? it sounds exciting! Posted on Jul 26 2007 17:58

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mustafa said...

ive been to the audutions of this movie and seen daniel boyle in person and acted with him hes really good Posted on Jul 26 2007 17:50

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Anna said...

I haven't read the book, but the movie sounds to be dinamic, don't you think so? Posted on Apr 20 2007 12:51

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Joe said...

I think the book was Q and A by Vikas Swarup that this film is based on... Posted on Apr 08 2007 22:08

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jay said...

Yeah, it does. It sounds like a book i picked up some time ago but can't actually the title of! If anyone knows what book i'm talking about, the tiltle would help loads. Posted on Apr 07 2007 00:43

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Anna said...

It sounds a very good play! Posted on Apr 05 2007 20:43

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