Danny Boyle confirms that four main Trainspotting stars are on board for sequel | London Evening Standard

Danny Boyle confirms that four main Trainspotting stars are on board for sequelConfirmed: Danny Boyle reveals that the four main stars are on board for Trainspotting sequelCarlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Danny Boyle has confirmed that four of the main characters from Trainspotting are on board for the film’s sequel.

The award-winning director has admitted that the stars of the 1996 cult hit are keen to shoot a follow up, but are having difficulties with scheduling conflicts.

He told Deadline: “All the four main actors want to come back and do it.

“Now it is only a matter of getting all their schedules together which is complicated by two of them doing American TV series.”

Jonny Lee Miller, who played Sick Boy in the original film, is currently starring as Sherlock Holmes in US show Elemenetary.

Robert Carlyle, who starred as character Begbie, is also over in the US shooting Once Upon A Time.

On board: Ewan McGregor is keen to star in the sequel Ian West/PA

The other two leads Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner, who played Renton and Spud, are also thought to be on board.

Speaking about signing up for the sequel back in June, McGregor said: “I would be up for it.

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“I’ve said that to Danny. Everybody has talked about it and speculated about it, but I don’t if it’s happening yet. I’ve not seen a script and I don’t know if there is one. It’s been a long, long time.”

The sequel will be based on Irvine Welsh’s 2002 Porno and has been written by John Hodge, who wrote the screenplay for the first film.