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Trainspotting is the first novel by scottish writer irvine welsh, first published in 1993. Mar 11, 20 in an interview with the playlist this week, boyle hinted that it may be time for a trainspotting sequel, adapting welshs followup novel, porno. The playlist reports that boyle is eyeing the film, which will hopefully include the original cast, for 2016. While talk of the upcoming trainspotting sequel has been bubbling for months, one of the original films stars has weighed in on what appears to be. T2 trainspotting mark renton series book 3 kindle edition by. Width in pixels px height in pixels px copied to your clipboard unable to copy. The old man asks renton and begbie, who is the mans son, if they are trainspottin. It showed renton, a heroin addict, trying to get clean while being surrounded by drugaddicted friends. Trainspotting stars that arent in the sequel daily mail online. Currently titled trainspotting 2, the new film is written by john hodges who also scripted the first film, and based on welshs 2002 book porno, a sequel set 10 years after the events of. They were dealing with issues such as drug addiction, lack of jobs. Danny boyle, now of course an oscar winning director, announced last week that he hopes to film a trainspotting sequel, with all of the original cast returning. Ewan mcgregor, jonny lee miller, ewen bremner, and robert carlisle all return for t2 trainspotting alongside screenwriter john hodge. Irvine welshs controversial first novel, set on the.

Trainspotting walking tour of edinburgh locations brit. The sequel to trainspotting can it match the original. Porno, irvine welshs highly entertainingthough completely unnecessarysequel to his cult classic, trainspotting, reunites the gang as they pursue another big. Soon after publication, the book was adapted for the stage by harry gibson. Irvine welsh speaks to gq about his new book, dead mens trousers, and what it was like to bring back his most beloved characters. Mar 11, 20 a book sequel to breakout smash trainspotting already exists in the form of porno, written by irvine welsh and has been heavily rumored to be making its way to the big screen. T2 trainspotting, which was filmed in edinburgh throughout 2016, is based on irvine welshs sequel porno 2002 and reunites the entire cast including. If the trainspotting sequel does arrive, we hope one actor. This book, a sequel to trainspotting, has potential, but lacks focus.

In an interview with the playlist this week, boyle hinted that it may be time for a trainspotting sequel, adapting welshs followup novel, porno. The new movie sees all of the original core cast return, and will be loosely based on welshs sequel book. Back in 2010, hot on the heels of 127 hours, danny boyle revealed that he at some point hopes to revisit one of his earlier works by making a sequel to the 1996 film. The book describes the characters of trainspotting ten years after the events of the earlier book, as their paths cross again, this time with the pornography business as the backdrop rather than heroin use although numerous drugs, particularly cocaine are mentioned throughout. The problem is, porno couldnt really be filmed, as it concentrates on the filming of pornography. Trainspotting 2, danny boyles sequel to his 1996 cult hit film trainspotting, has arrived online. A sequel to the film note languished in development hell for quite some time, but was finally released in january 2017 as t2 trainspotting, with the director and main cast returning.

Since then, the saga of its four main characters has sprawled out, encompassing a prequel skagboys, a sequel porno, a spinoff the blade. The main character renton is played by ewan mcgregor. This 61page guide for trainspotting by irvine welsh includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 43 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. A hit with the critics, if not quite on the level of the original movie, t2 trainspotting is being hailed as that rare creature. A book sequel to breakout smash trainspotting already exists in the form of porno, written by irvine welsh and has been heavily rumored to be making its way to the big screen back in 2010, hot on the heels of 127 hours, danny boyle revealed that he at some point hopes to revisit one of his earlier works by making a sequel to the 1996 film. Trainspotting sequel 20 years later, rent boy, sick boy, spud, and franco are back together and up to no good.

As part of the tour, there will be a short 5 minute bus journey approx. May 16, 2016 the title and release date for danny boyles sequel to trainspotting have been revealed in an online video. Irvine welsh talks trainspotting sequel and new book a. Director danny boyle returns with stars ewan mcgregor, jonny lee miller, ewen bremner, and robert carlyle.

I do like ewan mcgregor a great deal as an actor, but mcgregor snubbed the picture earlier this year, insisting he didnt want to be part of a poor sequel, sorry ewan, youve already been a part of three poor sequels. Trainspotting author irvine welsh wrote a sequel novel, porno. Irvine welsh talks trainspotting sequel and new book. Danny boyle has confirmed that the sequel to trainspotting, titled porno, is well underway and the original cast is on board. New trainspotting sequel trailer released film the. Nov 03, 2016 a new trailer for danny boyles longawaited sequel to trainspotting has been released the film, titled t2. The title and release date for danny boyles sequel to trainspotting have been revealed in an online video. Trainspotting sequel trailer reunites renton and gang. The 336page book is to be published in hardback on march 29, 2018.

Porno, irvine welshs highly entertainingthough completely unnecessary sequel to his cult classic, trainspotting, reunites the gang as they pursue another big. Boyle also told the publication that john hodge, who penned the script for trainspotting, is writing the screenplay for the sequel. Trainspotting cast, including ewan mcgregor, to return for. Trainspotting cast reunites for first sequel teaser. Trainspotting stars that arent in the sequel daily mail. Theres no point lying, this is a challenging novel, sometimes you have to read things twice or pause to think about them to fully understand whats being said.

It showed renton, a heroin addict, trying to get clean while being surrounded by. Mar 23, 2017 the 1996 black comedy, trainspotting, is an adaptation of a book by irvine welsh. Feel as if each actor was perfectly cast in their role. Trainspotting was directed by danny boyle and is a sequel to 1997s trainspotting. Trainspotting has been such a favorite of mine for ages that i was a little excited to finally get around to reading the sequel. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Ge book trainspotting read online full text pdf txt djvu.

Feb 02, 2017 why leonardo dicaprio nearly derailed the trainspotting sequel. The characters of the book and movie trainspotting and its related works, and their associated tropes. Danny boyles sequel is more than just a trip down memory lane 3. The book purported to be set at the height of britpop, but the scenes trainspotting book train spotting full movie train spotting quotes danny boyles explosive film tracks the misadventures of young men in edinburgh trying to find their way out of joblessness, aimless relationships and drug train spotting train spotting sequel train. The trainspotting sequel is officially off and running a short teaser to was released online monday morning for the longawaited sequel to danny boyles 1996 cult hit, to mark the start of. Trainspotting sequel coming in 2016 with original cast, says. Though that was george lucass fault for the most part. A new trailer for danny boyles longawaited sequel to trainspotting has been released the film, titled t2. Nov 03, 2016 trainspotting sequel trailer reunites renton and gang. The 1996 black comedy, trainspotting, is an adaptation of a book by irvine welsh. The trainspotting tour is ideal for fans of the books and films but also a great way to see iconic sites in central edinburgh including the old town, edinburgh castle, princes st gardens, calton hill, the scott monument and much more. First real teaser trailer for danny boyles sequel t2. Irvine welsh on his new trainspotting sequel and mass shootings. T2 trainspotting mark renton series book 3 and over 8 million other books are.

However, boyle previously described porno as not a great book in the way that trainspotting, the original novel, is genuinely a. Trainspotting hits cinemas, barry nicolson speaks to key players behind the book, film and soundtrack that defined a generation, and the sequel that seeks to do the same. As the movie and sequel, porno, both imply, spud is compensated, in the novel, renton thinks to himself that he will send spud his cut, as he is the only innocent party. He was reportedly waiting until the original actors themselves aged visibly enough to portray the same characters, ravaged by time. The teaser trailer for t2 can be viewed here and the offcial trailer here. Apr 12, 2016 irvine welsh talks trainspotting sequel and new book a decent ride andrea guthmann april 12, 2016 4.

A sequel, t2 trainspotting, was released in january 2017. They jocularly call this outdoor hobby of theirs trainspotting after the weird practise of train fans in the uk. The book ends with renton stealing the cash and going to amsterdam. Irvine welsh has said that the planned sequel to trainspotting will be the big movie talking point of the year when it is released welshs debut 1993 novel was adapted into an awardwinning. May 16, 2016 the trainspotting sequel is officially off and running a short teaser to was released online monday morning for the longawaited sequel to danny boyles 1996 cult hit, to mark the start of. Trainspotting author irvine welsh says t2 sequel is in. From dianes mother to dale winton the trainspotting stars you wont spot in the upcoming sequel and what theyre doing now the sequel. After the huge success of trainspotting and the movie that was adapted from that book, it. Boyle told the hollywood reporter that another book of welshs has the potential to be turned into a third trainspotting movie. Porno wasnt a great irvine welsh book, but at least it introduced new characters and updated us on the whereabouts of the original trainspotting crew.

T2 trainspotting is a 2017 british black comedy drama film, set in and around edinburgh, scotland. Trainspotting, danny boyles classic 1996 film about the exploits of heroin addicts in edinburgh, based on the novel by the provocative writer irvine welsh, is getting the sequel treatment in. The book describes the characters of trainspotting ten years after. Trainspotting cast reunites for first sequel teaser moviefone. Feb 24, 2005 its now been a few years since novelist irvine welsh released the sequel to his legendary book trainspotting. Danny boyle confirms the trainspotting sequel titled porno. In a few months well return to the world of trainspotting with danny boyles sequel, but is a trainspotting tv series in the cards.

In january 2009, danny boyle declared his wish to make a sequel to his 1996 film trainspotting which would take place nine years after the original film, based on irvine welshs sequel, porno. Boyle said that the sequel will be an adaptation of welshs sequel to trainspotting, titled porno. Boyle joked that the natural vanity of actors would make it a long wait. Skagboys, a novel that serves as a prequel, was published in april 2012. During the planning stages of t2 trainspotting the 2017 movie roughly based on porno, the second book in the series welsh was.

The prequel skag boys was to my mind much much better. Mark is the voice of relative sanity among his friends, many of whom he actually hates. Buy t2 trainspotting by irvine welsh from waterstones today. The film opens in us theaters on march 17th after a january premiere in the uk. The novel has since achieved a cult status, added to by the global success of the film based on it, trainspotting 1996, directed by danny boyle. Director danny boyle talks about growing up with his characters in t2. Danny boyle says he wants to get the trainspotting sequel in theaters by 2016, to commemorate the original films 20th anniversary. The film was directed by danny boyle and written by john hodge, based on characters created by irvine welsh in his novel trainspotting and its followup porno.

The teaser trailer for t2 can be viewed here and the offcial trailer here the book has a 2012 prequel, skagboys, which chart the descent of the main characters into drug addiction, violence, crime and defeatism. Sep 08, 2015 trainspotting was a loose adaption of irvine welshs novel of the same name. Book of the day dead mens trousers by irvine welsh a last hurrah for. Final book in trainspotting series remains a window into. It stars the same ensemble cast from before including ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, and. I think the biggest problem i have with the book is that im not convinced that it needed to exists. He goes to london in the conclusion of the book with the others, and spends the whole time intoxicated.

A touching love song to the possibilities and limits of friendship. Trainspotting sequel coming in 2016 with original cast. Sep 21, 2015 however, despite the fact that trainspotting has entered iconic status, the idea of a sequel seems a bit daunting. Trainspotting author irvine welsh says t2 sequel is in some. Trainspotting is a dark and bizarrely written novel by irvine welsh, published in 1993, and as many a rail enthusiast has probably found out the hard way, has absolutely zip to do with actually looking for trains. Trainspotting sequel trailer reunites renton and gang ents. In welshs book, the characters revolve around the pornography industry, as simon sick boy williamson, after a string of failed. Danny boyle confirms sequel to trainspotting titled porno. The original trainspotting t1, as we hopefully dont now. Its now been a few years since novelist irvine welsh released the sequel to his legendary book trainspotting. Jan 21, 2017 from dianes mother to dale winton the trainspotting stars you wont spot in the upcoming sequel and what theyre doing now the sequel to the 1996 cult smash, t2 trainspotting, hits cinemas. Why leonardo dicaprio nearly derailed the trainspotting. The title of the film comes from a particular scene in the book where the main character, mark renton, meets an old drunk in a disused train station, who turns out to be his friends estranged father.

New trainspotting sequel trailer released film the guardian. Welsh followed the book up with porno in 2002 and then skagboys in 2012, which acted as a prequel to the first. Ewan bremner spud, ewan mcgregor renton, jonny lee. Irvine welsh to kill off main character in dead mens trousers author irvine welsh is to kill off one of the main trainspotting characters in his next book, it has been. Ewan mcgregor discusses rentboys character evolution over the past 20 years in a new featurette for the sequel, t2 trainspotting. Aug 25, 2016 if youve read it you will know theres a section called trainspotting in which begbie and a couple of others go to the train station with the sole idea of finding some poor lone random joker there and giving him a profound kicking. Rather, they will share information of the whereabouts of the trains, while marking off in their little book of data.

While the 45second clip does not reveal any new material from the film, it does state. Irvine welsh on his new trainspotting sequel british gq. Buy t2 trainspotting media tiein by welsh, irvine isbn. Speaking recently welsh, 59, said the box office success of sequel t2 trainspotting, based on. The problem is, porno couldnt really be filmed, as it. Titled porno, the story finds the characters from the original novel ten years down. Trainspotting mark renton series book 2 kindle edition by welsh. Used and unused rail road lines, bridges, stations and. However, despite the fact that trainspotting has entered iconic status, the idea of a sequel seems a bit daunting. Like the book from which it is adapted, t2 trainspotting revisits. Heres your chance to give your verdict on the movie s key talking points. I must have read the first page of trainspotting more than twenty times since purchasing the book years ago, and each time i would put it back in fear of all the scottish dialect.

Irvine welsh returns to these characters in many different ways, in. Trainspotting author irvine welsh says t2 sequel is in some ways a better movie. Why leonardo dicaprio nearly derailed the trainspotting sequel. Trainspotting, is loosely based on irvine welshs book porno, set 10 years after. Porno is a novel published in 2002 by scottish writer irvine welsh, the sequel to trainspotting. There are a few interesting passages, and on the whole its better written than filth, but it seems to wane, reconciling no real point or purpose. The 85 best movies on amazon prime uk, from green book to paddington premium. Itd be rather awkward to have a book about porno with no female character.