Trainspotting sequel

Professional Griefer · 15-03-2013 9:15am #1

Danny Boyle to make Trainspotting sequel with original cast in middle age

Two decades after choosing heroin over life, the stars
behind seminal British film Trainspotting are set to return for a sequel, as
the characters face a mid-life crisis.
Rumours of a sequel have circulated since Irvine Walsh, the writer of the original Trainspotting novel, wrote a follow up Porno in 2002.
After several false starts, director Danny Boyle said a script is in progress, and the plan is to release the film in 2016, on the 20 anniversary of the original.
“This has been a long time coming,” the Slumdog Millionaire director told Canadian film website The Playlist. “There’s always been this long term plan for Trainspotting 2.”
He believes that the entire cast could be re-assembled including the original’s star Ewan McGregor. “I don’t think there will be any barriers to Ewan or any of the cast coming back,” the director said.
He added: “The reason for doing it again is that people cherish the original, people remember it or have caught up with it if they never saw it because they were younger.”

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Technocentral · 15-03-2013 1:30pm

Could be good but one of the best things about the original was the sheer youthful energy and freshness of the whole thing which won't be repeated here.

Mickeroo · 15-03-2013 1:33pm

Is the book any good? I read Trainpotting years ago but never bothered with the follow up.

Kess73 · 15-03-2013 7:31pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Is the book any good? I read Trainpotting years ago but never bothered with the follow up.

Would rate it as possibly being a better (easier) read but not a better book, if that makes sense.

Trainspotting when first read pretty much hits you full on, and can be quite a visceral experience at times, whereas Porno feels far more structured and is more reader friendly in terms of language than it's predecessor.

If you have read some of Welsh's other books, specifically The Acid House and Glue, then a few characters and places in Porno should catch your eye.

im invisible · 15-03-2013 7:38pm

is Porno not set 4 or 5 years after Trainspotting? Been a while since i read it. and this set 20 years later?
I cant see this being an adaption of Porno, more just a sequel to the film

Rubber_Soul · 15-03-2013 7:57pm

Slightly OT but Danny Boyle is doing an AMA on Reddit if anyone's interested.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1acxl7/director_danny_boyle_here_hello_reddit_ama/

Agent Coulson · 05-12-2015 10:31pm

‘Trainspotting’ Sequel Lands At TriStar With Original Crew

Sony’s TriStar Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Danny Boyle’s long-discussed sequel to Trainspotting. Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and all the principal cast of the 1996 Miramax film based on Irvine Welsh’s novel — Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle — will be back. Shooting will begin in late spring 2016 with an eye toward a 2017 release.

At the Telluride Film Festival in September, Boyle told Deadline that Hodge’s script for what they’re calling Trainspotting 2 is terrific, that the actors all wanted to do it, and reiterated it will be his next film depending on the actors’ U.S. TV schedules (Miller stars on CBS’ Elementary and Carlyle is a regular on ABC’s One Upon A Time).

Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman worked with Boyle on eight films while at Fox including Oscar Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire, and he and TriStar’s Hannah Mingella scooped up this one before lunch after reading Hodge’s script last night. The screenplay is based on Welsh’s Trainspotting follow-up book Porno.

Hodge also penned the screenplays for the Boyle-directed A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach and Trance.

http://deadline.com/2015/12/trainspotting-sequel-danny-boyle-original-cast-tristar-1201653504/

JackieBauer · 05-12-2015 11:39pm

I can't wait for it. Begbie is one of my favourite movie characters ever. The soundtrack was such a big part of the first one, with most music being ****e now it will be interesting to see what they put on there.

NachoBusiness · 06-12-2015 7:40pm

Reckon it will be excellent.

Obviously it's going to be a far different perspective of life than the original (with regards to some of the characters more than others perhaps) but that's what makes it all the better for me.

Nobody is doing this for the money either. Or at least none of the big players, director, main stars etc and so it's being done for all the right reasons, to give us another great film that has to be a recipe for something decent.

Hande hoche! · 06-12-2015 11:39pm

Hopefully it will be decent. Enjoyed Filth.

bnt · 16-05-2016 9:08pm

It's On:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWXuXTIM_w

Tigger · 16-05-2016 11:38pm

bnt wrote: »

It's On:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWXuXTIM_w

Tommy is dead
Is this based on porno ? I always thought he wrote that to dare the film makers to make it

paul68 · 17-05-2016 1:34pm

Looking forward to this film hopefully it will be good, great to see cast back together for it

byte · 17-05-2016 1:40pm

Really looking forward to it.

I think I shall listen to the OST's of the original later this evening!

Duggy747 · 17-05-2016 1:41pm

Been waiting 20 years to see Begbie lose his shít again :pac:

Banjaxed82 · 17-05-2016 2:59pm

Tigger wrote: »

Tommy is dead
Is this based on porno ? I always thought he wrote that to dare the film makers to make it

Maybe they're going with a supernatural angle.

17-05-2016 3:40pm

I've never seen a teaser for the shooting of a movie before ...

Sad Professor · 17-05-2016 4:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I've never seen a teaser for the shooting of a movie before ...

Yeah, financial problems probably...

Mr E · 25-07-2016 1:36pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBTMAIDaqY

25-07-2016 9:09pm

Be interesting to see how closely they stick with the book in this one. Hopefully don't stick to the same ending.

Basq · 25-07-2016 9:15pm

I know it's been 20 years but jaysus, they're all looking ould! Still looking forward to it!

Frank Bullitt · 25-07-2016 9:31pm

That little clip has gotten me excited.

JP Liz V1 · 25-07-2016 11:51pm

Only have to wait until 27th January 2017

Duggy747 · 26-07-2016 9:23am

Deleted User wrote: »

Be interesting to see how closely they stick with the book in this one. Hopefully don't stick to the same ending.

I'm almost certain it was said that they'll be taking bits and pieces of Porno while going along with an original story they came up for this.

Really hope they can nail it or at least enough to be a worthy sequel, Trainspotting is endlessly watchable. When I think of films that stand out in the 90's, that's one of the big ones for me.

pumpkin4life · 26-07-2016 10:35am

Wish they'd make a movie out of Marabou Stork Nightmares. That's Welsh's best book by a bit imo.

Basq · 26-07-2016 10:52am

Deleted User wrote: »

Be interesting to see how closely they stick with the book in this one. Hopefully don't stick to the same ending.

I'm convinced Boyle mentioned somewhere that he wasn't massively impressed by the book... he said it'd be inspired by it but probably that's about it.

Mr E · 03-11-2016 8:45am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsozpEE543w

pixelburp · 03-11-2016 10:33am

Interesting to see Sherlocks spiral before he had to move to New York. Wait, no. Trainspotting sequel. Right

loyatemu · 03-11-2016 11:10am

pumpkin4life wrote: »

Wish they'd make a movie out of Marabou Stork Nightmares. That's Welsh's best book by a bit imo.

very long time since I read it (or any Welsh book) but I recall it being relentlessly grim.

Looper007 · 03-11-2016 11:16am

Looks very impressive, has a tough job to top the first film as that was a game charger. But I'm expecting at least a very good film out of this. Good to see the whole cast back, as well as Kelly McDonald as Diane as she has a important part in Porno. I wonder how close Danny Boyle will stick to the book. Also great to see McGregor and Boyle make up after the fall out from the whole The Beach debacle many years ago.

pumpkin4life · 03-11-2016 11:21am

loyatemu wrote: »

very long time since I read it (or any Welsh book) but I recall it being relentlessly grim.

Relentlessly grim, but creative and surreal as hell. One of the most underrated novels of the 90s. It would make a great movie if someone could pull the three threads/timelines together.

Trailer looks class, and Boyle has been on fire recently (his last two movies Steve Jobs and 127 Hours are both excellent) but Trainspotting 1 is one of the great films of the 90s. Hard to see this coming even close imo.

At least they're not basing this on Porno. That was one shìte out book.

03-11-2016 1:31pm

"T2 - Trainspotting" sounds like it would have made for a really boring Terminator movie.

Looper007 · 03-11-2016 2:10pm

pumpkin4life wrote: »

Relentlessly grim, but creative and surreal as hell. One of the most underrated novels of the 90s. It would make a great movie if someone could pull the three threads/timelines together.

Trailer looks class, and Boyle has been on fire recently (his last two movies Steve Jobs and 127 Hours are both excellent) but Trainspotting 1 is one of the great films of the 90s. Hard to see this coming even close imo.

At least they're not basing this on Porno. That was one shìte out book.

Forgot the underrated Trance with James Mcavoy and Vincent Cassel, a movie that slipped by without much fuss. I thought it was a excellent thriller. Boyle's has a great record, the only film he did that I still can't get into is The Beach as I think the novel was butchered. I enjoyed Life less Ordinary. I think Millions is his most underrated.

Irvine Welsh books have been well transferred to film, the only dud was Ecstasy. The Acid House is underrated film and Filth is a very good film with a awesome performance from James McAvoy. Fingers crossed Trainspotting 2 at least doesn't disgrace itself, it be great if it reached the heights of the first film.

pumpkin4life · 03-11-2016 3:48pm

Looper007 wrote: »

Forgot the underrated Trance with James Mcavoy and Vincent Cassel, a movie that slipped by without much fuss. I thought it was a excellent thriller. Boyle's has a great record, the only film he did that I still can't get into is The Beach as I think the novel was butchered. I enjoyed Life less Ordinary. I think Millions is his most underrated.

Irvine Welsh books have been well transferred to film, the only dud was Ecstasy. The Acid House is underrated film and Filth is a very good film with a awesome performance from James McAvoy. Fingers crossed Trainspotting 2 at least doesn't disgrace itself, it be great if it reached the heights of the first film.

My bad, I forgot about Trance!

My problem with Boyle is that he has the habit of making movies which completely fall apart in the second half. 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Millions and Trance have great first halves, but then after that they get a bit naff.

One thing I respect about him is like Kubrick, he'll make any sort of movie in any sort of genre. Sci-fi, horror, kids movies, dramas, biopics. Even when he's shìte, he's at the very least interesting.

Not to menion his movies have great soundtracks.

The Beach is a trainwreck of a film, but there are some absolute tunes on that thing.

Bowlardo · 04-11-2016 12:07am

I hope to god this film is good

Olishi4 · 04-11-2016 9:04am

Just saw the trailer, can't wait

ziggy · 04-11-2016 10:49am

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ShagNastii · 05-11-2016 12:22am

Can't wait for this. Said to myself this morning that I should definitely watch Trainspotting tonight. Just recording it now on FILM4 :cool:

Surprised that Porno is getting so much slack. I personally loved the book . That said I did read it before Trainspotting so was my first venture into Welsh's fantastic world.

Larry SR · 05-11-2016 10:08pm

Porno is superb. Can't understand the criticism.

The film though is not going to be based on it and a different story.

After seeing the trailer this week, I can not wait to see it.

Agent Coulson · 10-11-2016 7:26pm

Irvine Welsh Teases Possible TV Series Spinoff

Telling NME that we can expect further adaptations involving the characters, he stated, “Basically, I’ve plans for them all. All in various kind of schedules or adaptations. It’s all ruling on cable TV, cable TV has some interesting developments. We’re working on all these different kind of things.”

http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/trainspotting-author-irvine-welsh-teases-tv-series-spinoff-1201744872/

11-11-2016 1:45pm

Oh how amazing it would be if Netflix got interested.

BuyersRemorse · 11-11-2016 8:27pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh how amazing it would be if Netflix got interested.

Or leave it with Channel 4, who financed the original film. They did a great job with the This is England spin offs. Once Netflix get their greedy paws on it, the profits will go into their pockets, rather than the UK film industry.

Jan_de_Bakker · 11-01-2017 5:42pm

Not that impressed with this trailer .. looks like it's trying to be too like the 1st ..

pumpkin4life · 11-01-2017 5:45pm

Haha, the Rubberbandits are on the soundtrack apparently:

http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0110/843896-choose-irish-music-rubberbandits-make-t2-soundtrack/

Looper007 · 20-01-2017 4:23pm

Well the critic's have had their say on this, it seems it's varies from mixed (Empire, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire) to very good reviews (The Guardian, The Independent (only 5 star review), Total Film) , some not liking the sombre feel to it and that the plot doesn't go anywhere. The performances and direction are been praised. But definitely no critic reviews have gone crazy for it. But it's definitely not been out right hated. So it sounds like it's going to be a split opinion type of film.

dball · 20-01-2017 8:19pm

I don't know what this is going to be :

Frank Bullitt · 20-01-2017 10:47pm

Early reviews are positive!

Mantis Toboggan · 22-01-2017 11:56am

People tend to be very negative towards sequels, like saying it will be terrible before even seeing it.I've heard that from a few people already.

I'll be going along to see it regardless of how it compares to the original.

ShoulderChip · 22-01-2017 11:59am

Tyson Fury wrote: »

People tend to be very negative towards sequels, like saying it will be terrible before even seeing it.I've heard that from a few people already.

I'll be going along to see it regardless of how it compares to the original.

I disagree, I think people tend to go to sequels if they like the originals regardless of the reviews for the sequels, like saying it will be great without even seeing it.
Just look at the percentage of successfull movies which breed sequels / the number of movies being made called XXXXX 2/3/4/5

johnpatrick81 · 22-01-2017 2:05pm

Well the reviews are great. Can't wait. For me the plot is secondary, just wanna see more of these great characters.

Cortina_MK_IV · 22-01-2017 9:45pm

Original on Channel 4 tonight at 10:05pm.

Trainspotting sequel

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