Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting is regularly featured in lists polling the best British films.

So fans of the iconic motion picture will be pleased to learn that filming for the highly anticipated sequel will start next summer.

Boyle revealed that talk about the new movie gathered pace over the last few weeks and could even hit cinemas before the end of 2016.

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Thrilling the fans: Danny Boyle revealed that talk about the sequel to 1996 blockbuster Trainspotting gathered pace over the last few weeks and could even hit cinemas before the end of 2016

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Boyle confirmed that he will once again be working with Ewan McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle.

Danny said: 'They only get this little window off, so either you wait for the contract to run down, which could be as late as three years, or you kind of try and do it in this window. But all four lads are back in.'

The iconic director, who is behind blockbusters including Slumdog Millionaire and Trance, has revealed that the budget for the sequel is considerably larger than the original movie.

Reunited! In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Boyle confirmed that he will once again be working with Ewan McGregor (pictured), Johnny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle

Big bucks: The iconic director, who is behind blockbusters including Slumdog Millionaire and Trance, has revealed that the budget for the sequel is considerably larger than the original movie

Danny is ensuring he toes the line with the inflated funds, as over a certain point the studio is put in the driving seat, because he is adamant he will have full creative control over the project.

He explained: 'We're doing it for less than $20 million, and that'll give us control of the film so we can make the film we want to make.That's as much as you can get without being answerable to anybody.

'You can sort of get on with it without much interference. Although we could have raised a lot more money for this, we didn't so we're trying to keep some sense like we kept the original.'

In character: Ewan Bremner (left) played loveable Spud, while Ewan (centre) starred as Mark Renton and Robert Carlyle (right) played psychopath Bregbie

The black comedy is based on the book of the same name by gritty Scottish author Irvine Welsh.

The Oscar-nominated screenplay follows the lives of a group of heroin addicts in an impoverished area in Edinburgh in the late 1980s.

Ewan McGregor stole the show as lead character Mark Renton, in the career-making role.