QUICK TAKES - June 13, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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’ Fresh off his best picture Oscar triumph, “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle has signed a three-year deal with Fox Searchlight, which will co-finance and co-distribute the British
filmmaker’s future films. The director already has identified a possible initial production under the first-look deal, a drama about Aron Ralston, the American mountain climber who amputated
part of his arm when it was pinned in a 2003 backcountry hiking accident. Boyle’s long relationship with the studio includes “28 Days Later,” “Millions” and “Sunshine.” -- John Horn MORE TO
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