Alright you fucking cunts! It looks like a sequel to Trainspotting is on the pegboard to be made, (although not anytime soon). We get the news and plot synopsis from the WEBMASTER OF SENSUALITY over at Filmjunk:
Looks like the rumors of a Trainspotting sequel are picking up again, with director Danny Boyle recently confirming that he has secured the rights and that all of the actors have agreed to return. The sequel to Trainspotting will of course be based on Irvine Welsh’s follow-up novel Porno, which takes place ten years later. Sick Boy tracks down Renton to help him fund a high-end adult film, meanwhile Begbie is out of prison and seeking revenge.
Trainspotting was a movie event I remember well. It was beloved by my circle of friends and we saw it a few times at the cheap theater on St. Paul in St. Catharines On. It is a great movie about addiction, friendship, and urban hooliganism and for some reason always reminded me of life on the streets of Welland.
Seeing these characters interact 10 years on is a brilliant idea. Having them try new and more adult scams is fitting and hilarious. There is a danger of ruining the magic of the first film with a shit sequel. However with all the same players involved and the film based on the novel that was a sequel itself; i am a little more trusting. I may have to read the book in preparation for this one.
