14 DAY TRIAL // When “Trainspotting” came out in 1996, it literally opened a new chapter for modern cinematography and instantly became a cult classic. Now, after all this time, Danny Boyle is finally confirming the sequel.
In all fairness, Boyle has long said that he wanted to do the sequel as well (also based on a book by Irvine Welsh), even though leading man Ewan McGregor said he wouldn’t come back to reprise his role if he did.
In a new interview with The Playlist, the esteemed director stresses that the follow-up film will be made and, yes, Ewan will come back when that happens.
“There’s always been this long term plan for ‘Trainspotting 2,’ if John [Hodge] can produce a decent enough script, I don’t think there will be any barriers to Ewan or any of the cast coming back. I think they’ll wanna know that the parts are good so they don’t feel like they are letting anyone down,” Boyle says.
“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 because they were younger. So you want to make sure you don’t disappoint people. That will be the only criteria I think,” the director adds.
For the time being though, this is still pretty much in the realm of wishful thinking.