Irvine Welsh

Date of Birth

1958-09-27

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known for

Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting

Most Popular Stories

Review: T2: Trainspotting

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Twenty years after stealing the proceeds of a drug deal, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to his native Edinburgh to make amends with Spud (Ewan Bremmer) and Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), only to get caught up in the...

The addiction continues in the final trailer for T2 Trainspotting

Posted 10 years ago

Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny...

Some classics return in the leaked list for the Trainspotting 2 soundtrack

Posted 10 years ago

Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home to find his old friends, Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) waiting for him. Other old friends are waiting too:...

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Ewan McGregor talks James Bond, says Trainspotting sequel almost 100% a go

Posted 11 years ago

Just like most people, I've got a few gaps in my cinematic watch-list, one of which is Danny Boyle's TRAINSPOTTING. With a sequel to TRAINSPOTTING likely to arrive sooner rather than later, I'll have to make sure fill that gap...

Danny Boyle confirms he’s shooting Trainspotting 2 next summer

Posted 11 years ago

Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of TRAINSPOTTING’s release, which makes it the perfect time for Danny Boyle to head into production on its sequel, with the distinct possibility that the much-discussed follow-up would then be ready to hit...

Why It Works: Trainspotting

Posted 11 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** Talk of a sequel to TRAINSPOTTING has been floating around the industry...

Danny Boyle says Trainspotting 2 might be his next movie

Posted 11 years ago

Danny Boyle's STEVE JOBS had a "work-in-progress" screening at the Telluride Film Festival, and after the showing of his new movie, Boyle said he's hopeful that his next project will be a sequel to TRAINSPOTTING. The director told Deadline that...

Ewan McGregor plans to shoot the sequel to Trainspotting in 2016

Posted 12 years ago

In case you were wondering what the great Ewan McGregor has been up to, the man is now tearing it up on-stage in his first Broadway show, The Real Thing, acting alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal. He recently spoke with Details about...

Danny Boyle talks Trainspotting 2 and how it will deviate from novel sequel Porno

Posted 13 years ago

TRAINSPOTTING sequel? Yes and thank you. When Danny Boyle announced that he had plans to begin shooting the second chapter of TRAINSPOTTING story, I was f*cking game. With Ewan McGregor likely on board as well as the rest of the...

Danny Boyle wants to shoot the Trainspotting sequel in 2016 and has two period pieces in the works

Posted 13 years ago

Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors of all time. He’s one of the few filmmakers out there that can direct a film from any genre and have it be a success. If you told me Boyle was going...

First Looks: Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly and James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent in Filth

Posted 14 years ago

Here are a couple of first looks at some movies that could not be more different. One is a classy look at a Hollywood icon who became a real princess and the other is an adaptation of a novel about...