2006년 여름, 이 대본을 받아든 보일감독은 누가 백만장자가 될 것인가류의 영화에는 흥미가 없었으나 그 대본을 읽어 내려가면서 그 치밀한 구성에 감동을 받고 그 프로젝트를 떠맡기로 결정했다.
In the summer of 2006, Boyle received the script and was not interested in the film about who would become a millionaire, but as he read it, he was moved by its meticulous composition and decided to take on the project.