EWAN McGregor is ‘dead keen’ to reprise his role in Trainspotting, the cult 1996 movie which propelled him in the direction of international fame.
Speaking at the Edinburgh Film Festival launch of his new film today, The Last Days in the Desert, McGregor spoke of is rift with director Danny Boyle and said it was healed. And he said the way was paved for the much-awaited sequel.
He said: “I’ve met with Danny a few times recently and everything is great between us. We don’t have a script yet, and nothing has been determined, but it would make sense for the sequel to be made in 2016, the 20th anniversary of the original.”
Crieff-born McGregor, who now lives in Los Angeles, added he had been in Edinburgh in the past year and had made a point of visiting many of the areas where pivotal scenes from Trainspotting had been shot.
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