Will ’127 Hours’ Vault James Franco into the Oscar Conversation? (VIDEO)

It’s all fun and games until James Franco cuts off his arm with a dull blade.

Yesterday, Fox Searchlight released the much- anticipated trailer for “127 Hours,” the dramatic true story of Aron Ralston perilous days trapped in remote Utah canyon.

“127 Hours” is director Danny Boyle’s follow-up to his Best Picture winning film “Slumdog Millionaire.” After seeing the trailer, the cinematography alone is reason enough to see the film. Boyle makes the Utah canyons seem like an adult jungle gym, complete with slides, secret passages and hidden pools. It appears to be a serious amount of fun, until that whole buzz kill with the boulder crushing his arm.

The majority of the trailer is spent demonstrating how Franco’s adrenaline-addicted character loves being on the edge of nowhere, doing whatever floats his kitten. He falls hard off his bike, and then laughs it off. He has an orgy during a blizzard in a Jeep Grand Wagoner. He volunteers to give a couple lost lambs (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) his own personal canyon tour. The Ralston character seems to be the type of person who base-jumps during his lunch break.

Free Blood’s “Never Hear Surf Music Again” bumps through the trailer and the lyrics certainly suggest that adrenaline is most definitely a drug: “Take it if it makes you numb, take it if it makes you come.”

Franco has a smile on his face the entire trailer, a smile reminiscent of the maniacal grin of “Franco” from “General Hospital,” until that pesky boulder crushes his arm.

The film premieres at the Toronto Film Festival in September and its success hinges solely on Jimmy Franco’s performance. There is a lot of buzz surrounding Franco and “127 Hours”—Oscar-level buzz. If Franco’s one man show can keep the audience riveted he may be looking at a Best Actor nomination, which would undoubtedly be the perfect end to a mind-bendingly interesting year.