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Trainspotting 2 is moving full steam ahead as the original cast have signed on to the sequel.

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle are now officially on board for the follow-up.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, TriStar studio, part of Sony Pictures, has secured a deal for the worldwide rights for the film.

TriStar president Hannah Minghella said: ‘Like almost everyone my age, I had the “Choose Life” poster on my university dorm room wall.


‘I have wanted to work with Danny ever since, so the opportunity to collaborate on the sequel is truly a dream come true. It perfectly represents the filmmaker-driven movies I am committed to making at TriStar.’



Director Danny Boyle revealed earlier in the year that the four original actors were keen to get involved in the project but they just had to co-ordinate their work schedules.

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Thankfully, it looks like they wisely chose to clear their diaries for the sequel, which will be loosely based on Irvine Welsh’s novel Porno.

Talking about the new deal, Boyle said: ‘It’s been 20 years since we met these characters and John Hodge’s screenplay brilliantly explores what’s happened to them — and to us — in the intervening years.’

Reflecting back on what the hell we’ve been up to for the past 20 years? That’s almost scarier than this moment…

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