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Trainspotting 2
Directed byDanny Boyle
Written byJohn Hodge
Starring
CinematographyFilming still ongoing
Edited byJon Harris
Music byCurrently Unknown
Production
companies
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
Currently Unknown
Running time
Currently Unknown
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Trainspotting 2 is an upcoming British black comedy crime drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, based on the novel of same name and its characters created by Irvine Welsh. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle.

Filming of the film began on the 10th March 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cast

Production

In January 2009, Danny Boyle had declared his wish to make a sequel to 1996's film Trainspotting which would take place nine years after the original film, based on Irvine Welsh's sequel, Porno. He was reportedly waiting until the original actors themselves aged visibly enough to portray the same characters, ravaged by time; Boyle joked that the natural vanity of actors would make it a long wait. Ewan McGregor stated in an interview that he would return for a sequel, saying "I'm totally up for it. I'd be so chuffed to be back on set with everybody and I think it would be an extraordinary experience.".[1]

In March 2013, Boyle said he wanted to make a sequel that would be loosely based on Porno which he had described as "not a great book in the way that Trainspotting, the original novel, is genuinely a masterpiece". Boyle said that if the sequel happen 2016 would be the release.[2]

On 6 May 2014, during a BBC Radio interview with Richard Bacon, Welsh confirmed that he had spent a week with Boyle, Andrew Macdonald and the creative team behind Trainspotting to discuss the sequel. Welsh stated that the meeting was in order to "explore the story and script ideas. We're not interested in doing something that will trash the legacy of Trainspotting. ... We want to do something that's very fresh and contemporary."[3] Welsh did not however confirm any kind of timeline for the film, unlike Boyle's comments about wanting the film to come out in 2016.

In a newspaper interview with The Scotsman on 17 November 2014, Welsh revealed that McGregor and Boyle had resolved their differences and had held meetings about the film, saying "I know Danny and Ewan are back in touch with each other again. There are others in the cast who've had a rocky road, but now also reconciled. With the Trainspotting sequel the attention is going to be even more intense this time round because the first was such a great movie—and Danny's such a colossus now. We're all protective of the Trainspotting legacy and we want to make a film that adds to that legacy and doesn’t take away from it."[4]

On 7 September 2015, at the Telluride Film Festival, Boyle stated his next film would be a sequel, tentatively titled Trainspotting 2.[5]

In a 27 September 2015 interview with ComingSoon.net, Boyle revealed that a script for the sequel has been written, and that filming will reportedly take place between May and June of 2016, in the hopes of releasing the film within that same year to commemorate Trainspotting's 20th anniversary.[6]

While promoting Steve Jobs in November 2015, Boyle reiterated the hopes of beginning principal photography for the sequel in May and June of 2016, and has started pre-production in Edinburgh. Boyle also clarified that John Hodge wrote an original screenplay for the sequel, and will not be a strict adaptation of Porno. An earlier script was reportedly written about 10 years prior, but was scrapped and redone so that the original cast would agree to return for a film sequel. The current working title for the sequel is T2.[7][8][9]

In a November 2015 phone interview with NME, Robert Carlyle confirmed he will be returning for the sequel to play Begbie. According to Carlyle, he and other members of the Trainspotting cast have already read John Hodge's script, and will take place 20 years (much like its intended 2016 release) after the original plot. Expecting to start filming in the summer of 2016, Carlyle praised Hodge's screenplay and hinted that T2 "is going to be quite emotional for people. Because the film sort of tells you to think about yourself. You are going to be thinking: 'Fuck. What have I done with my life?'"[10]

In early December 2015, it was announced that Sony's TriStar Pictures had acquired worldwide rights to the film, and original lead cast would be returning which included Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle. The film will be set 20 years after the events of the original movie, with shooting slated to begin in spring 2016.[11]

In March 2016, Hodge spoke to Creative Screenwriting about writing the sequel. "It’s very daunting because I hadn’t watched Trainspotting for twenty years and I watched it and thought, 'Oh, gosh, I thought that was quite good.' It can never really be the same phenomenon again, but just in a narrative sense and a character sense it’s an awkward film to think of what happens next because they’re at a different stage in life now. It’s not just more of the same. They have to have moved on, but yet still be recognisably the characters that they were... It’s just a question of 'What are these guys doing now?' and trying to present it in an interesting way. That’s the challenge. The film is about men in their forties and the sad fact is that men in their forties are not that interesting on screen. The film has to reach for different things other than chaos and self-destruction."[12]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on 10 March 2016, in Edinburgh, Scotland, according to director Boyle.[13][14][15] The film was previously schedule to take place in May 2016.[15]

References

  1. ^ Howie, Michael; Schofield, Kevin (13 January 2009). "Junkies reunited as sequel gets go-ahead". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Danny Boyle Planning for TRAINSPOTTING Sequel in 2016 with Original Cast: 'You Want to Make Sure You Don't Disappoint People'". Collider.com. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Irvine Welsh in talks over Trainspotting film sequel". BBC News. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Trainspotting sequel looks set to go ahead". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ Rolling Stone. 7 September 2015 http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/danny-boyle-reveals-next-film-is-trainspotting-2-20150907#ixzz3l4KoGLEC. Retrieved 5 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Edward Douglas (September 27, 2015). "Danny Boyle Hopes to Shoot His Trainspotting Sequel Next Summer". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. ^ Chris Tilly (November 16, 2015). "Why Trainspotting 2 Has Taken 20 Years". IGN. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. ^ Damon Wise (November 9, 2015). "Danny Boyle talks 'Steve Jobs', casting Fassbender and working on a 'Trainspotting' sequel". Time Out. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Danny Boyle nervous about Trainspotting sequel". BBC Newsbeat. October 18, 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  10. ^ Nick Levine (November 19, 2015). "Robert Carlyle On Making 'Trainspotting 2': 'It's One Of The Best Scripts I've Fucking Ever Read'". NME. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  11. ^ Kit, Borys (December 4, 2015). "'Trainspotting 2,' With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  12. ^ McKittrick, Christopher (31 March 2016). ""Gyllenhaal can ride a bike, but can he take drugs?" The Program". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved 31 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (11 March 2016). "Trainspotting 2: filming underway for Danny Boyle's long-awaited sequel". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  14. ^ Munro, Alistair (10 March 2016). "Shooting of Trainspotting 2 movie begins". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  15. ^ a b Russell, Scarlett (11 March 2016). "Trainspotting 2 is on! Danny Boyle starts shooting the sequel in Edinburgh". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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