After his foray into Hollywood politics with The Beach, Boyle's output has remained impressively British, even for the decently-budgeted Sunshine, and the Mumbai-set (and filmed) Slumdog.

Despite the fact that 127 Hours is seemingly very American, Boyle and Colson are convinced that the end result will ultimately feel like a British product.

Based on a script by Slumdog scribe Simon Beaufoy (from a treatment by Boyle), the director claims everything bar the script was done in the UK, including all pre-and-post production and all the work on the story.

The freedom that Boyle is afforded by making these modestly-budgeted Brit-flicks allows him to tell the story in his unique, non-standard way, with a minimal amount of outside interference in the project.

Boyle reckons: "It's got a sensibility in it that's unusual really, and I think when you see it you'll think it's British."

For those unable to catch 127 Hours at one of the film festivals it's appearing at, it's due to hit US cinemas on November 5th 2010, with the UK following (bah!) on January 5th 2011.