Danny boyle hints at trainspotting sequel anglophenia. Interviews and millions of other books are available for amazon. In new again, we highlight a piece from interviews past that resonates with the present in 2009, director danny boyle won an oscar for his film slumdog millionaire. While announcing the sequel in an interview, director danny boyle joked that he wanted to call it t2, if james cameron would allow it whose film terminator 2. In the interview, boyle talks about the original trainspotting, his. Its a harry film indeed and it will unleash a blast of raw edinburgh energy throughout the world. Danny boyle talks trainspotting sequel, partying at sxsw. Mar 16, 2017 director danny boyle sat down with our staff film critic ignatiy vishnevetsky to discuss his newest film, t2 trainspotting. Jan 30, 2017 after 21 years, renton, spud, sick boy and begbie are back for the sequel to trainspotting t2.
Strange, the cult following trainspotting has generated in the uk, as a book, a play and a movie. New trainspotting sequel trailer released film the guardian. Ewan mcgregor and danny boyle look back on trainspotting and their upand down. May 14, 20 trainspotting, the saga of a bunch of junkies cutting a swath through edinburgh, became an instant classic of british cinema. Trainspotting is categorically made by its strong characters because thats all its really about. Trainspotting director says theres potential for a. So, then irvine welsh published this book 10 years ago, porno, and that made. Danny boyle on the importance of trainspotting july 15, 1996.
The playlist reports that boyle is eyeing the film, which will hopefully include the original cast, for 2016. Danny boyle on the legacy of trainspotting the guardian. A new trailer for danny boyles longawaited sequel to trainspotting has been released the film, titled t2. Based on the novel of the same title by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996 the academy awardnominated screenplay by john hodge follows a group of. Theres many films that are very comforting and confirm your world view. Danny boyle interview t2 trainspotting the macguffin. Photo by jonathan shortinvisionap a script for the sequel to trainspotting is in progress with a release date set for 2016, the 20th anniversary of the original, confirms director danny boyle slumdog millionaire, according to the independent. When we signed up irvine welshs first novel, trainspotting, i joked that it was going to be nortons first foreign language publication, so dense is the author s deployment of contemporary scots demotic, a rich brew of industrialstrength profanity and slang. Trainspottingdirector danny boyle and his team seemed the obvious choice to turn alex garlands.
Trainspotting, the saga of a bunch of junkies cutting a swath through edinburgh, became an instant classic of british cinema. Spencer fornaciari of the macguffin interviews director danny boyle from the drama t2 trainspotting. You feel a real need, a love for the main characters. Trainspotting, is loosely based on irvine welshs book porno, set 10 years after. The novelist irvine welsh, writer of the original book, occasionally dropped by. Danny boyle, ewan mcgregor, jonny lee miller, robert carlyle and ewen bremner discuss t2 trainspotting. Subscribe to film4 for more interviews, clips and tra. Trainspotting screenplay by john hodge based on the novel by irvine welsh directed by danny boyle completed on 42197 this is the original shooting screenplay. Trainspotting download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In an interview with details, the scottish star talked about the highs his recent stint on broadway in the real thing and lows michael bay. Danny boyle t2 trainspotting photo by heather kaplan. Picking up the threads of his own film, director danny boyle had already been in the city some time.
Director danny boyle recalls how trainspottings unusually gifted cast helped blow away the final traces of the thatcher era and restore a sense of pride in british cinema. Danny boyle talks trainspotting sequel, partying at sxsw and zombies sherrie li march 15, 20 oscarwinning director danny boyle has an almost childlike quality about him. It uses a colorful vocabulary, it contains a lot of energy, it elevates its miserable heroes to the status of icons in their own eyes, that is, and it does evoke the edinburgh drug landscape with a conviction that seems born of close observation. Published on mar 16, 2017 director danny boyle sat down with our staff film critic ignatiy vishnevetsky to discuss his newest film, t2 trainspotting. Just last week we saw an encouraging trailer for danny boyles t2. This 61page guide for trainspotting by irvine welsh includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 43 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Jan 08, 2017 picking up the threads of his own film, director danny boyle had already been in the city some time. Cause its not only gimmickery, its not only about visuals. Danny boyle reflects on 20 years of trainspotting the. The film will once again be helmed by danny boyle who directed the original back in 1996. Prior to this achievement, this former theater and television director helped the british film industry pull itself out of a decadeslong slump. The cast of trainspotting reunited t2 trainspotting.
Dec 22, 2008 trainspotting is a 1996 scottish film directed by danny boyle based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh. If youve ever read irvine welshs novel, youll already know that it takes a while to get used to the phonetic scottish dialect in which its written. Danny boyle admits he is feeling nervous as work gets underway on the sequel to trainspotting. It doesni matter what danny boyle says, or cant say about it now, it is a classic. He has a twin sister, marie, and a younger sister, bernadette, both of whom are teachers.
Mar 17, 2017 trainspotting 2 director danny boyle about why it was the right time to make a sequel, reflecting on his career, the release of steve jobs, and more. With trainspotting, he proved british films could be more than stuffy, period. On whether he had any inkling the original trainspotting would have such an impact on 90s cinema. The novelist irvine welsh, writer of the original book. Dec 07, 2010 a humble man from humble beginnings, danny boyle b. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Trainspotting 2 director danny boyle about why it was the right time to make a sequel, reflecting on his career, the release of steve jobs, and more. Mar 12, 20 in new again, we highlight a piece from interviews past that resonates with the present in 2009, director danny boyle won an oscar for his film slumdog millionaire.
The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in early 1990s economically. It takes the form of a collection of short stories, written in either scots, scottish english or british english, revolving around various residents of leith, edinburgh who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are implicitly portrayed. Photo by jonathan shortinvisionap a script for the sequel to trainspotting is in progress with a release date set for 2016, the 20th anniversary of the original, confirms director danny boyle slumdog millionaire, according to the independent there have been rumors of a sequel since irvine walsh, the author of the trainspotting novel, wrote a. It was typed yes, typed into text format by kale whorton. Danny boyle discusses returning to trainspotting 20 years later. Danny boyle on trainspotting, t2, and brexit the atlantic. A discussion about the movie, trainspotting with the films director, danny boyle, and the producers and screenwriters, john hodge and andrew macdonald.
Not many people would want to watch a heroin addict sit around shooting up alone, whereas trainspotting both novel and film studies how the characters engage with each other while theyre doing it. Boyle also told the publication that john hodge, who penned the script for trainspotting, is writing the screenplay for the sequel. Nearly 20 years later, director danny boyle talks to hibrow about what. For his own little personal tribute to him following his death, boyle decided to shoot a moment where renton goes through his record collection and finds a. You cant predict somethings gonna touch the zeitgeist or whatever it is they say whatever the. Thats the film that launched danny boyle into the minds of film lovers everywhere, and 20 years later he has.
We could be getting a third trainspotting film, though it wouldnt necessarily be called t3, nor even be directed by danny boyle. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. First things first if youre going to do a comparison of the novel and the movie trainspotting, the first thing you have to confront is the goddamnhardtoread nature of the novel. A humble man from humble beginnings, danny boyle b. Trainspotting was one of the biggest indie hits of the 90s w both critics and indie audiences, and has performed profitably well in every video. And then irving welsh, who wrote the original book, trainspotting, he published. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, sick boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice.
Jul 03, 2016 a discussion about the movie, trainspotting with the films director, danny boyle, and the producers and screenwriters, john hodge and andrew macdonald. In 1996, director danny boyle came on the show to talk about his latest. Trainspotting, danny boyles movie about four scottish wastrels throwing their lives away on heroin, came out in 1996, and if you go back and watch it now, every squalid frame of it pulses. The film finally put boyles name on the map, while introducing a host of uk actors to the movie mainstream, including ewan. The book is written with the highest fidelity to the language of the edinburgh housing projects or schemes that irvine welsh. Danny boyle says trainspotting sequel with original cast hoping to shoot in 2016. Trainspotting ist ein schottisches filmdrama des regisseurs danny boyle aus dem jahr 1996. Renton, deeply immersed in the edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Danny boyle discusses returning to trainspotting 20. Yet his most famous film to date remains a fairly lowbudget, mid90s. After 21 years, renton, spud, sick boy and begbie are back for the sequel to trainspotting t2. Jan 12, 2017 p rior to the guys takethatstyle reunion in the forthcoming sequel t2, here is a very welcome bigscreen rerelease of danny boyles original trainspotting, 21 years on. Mar 18, 2017 all of this isnt even touching on his first true breakout hit, trainspotting. Your new film, 28 days later, seems to mix a lot of genres, from zombie and horror flicks to postapocalyptic and science fiction themes. Nov 03, 2016 a new trailer for danny boyles longawaited sequel to trainspotting has been released the film, titled t2. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996. In an interview with the playlist this week, boyle hinted that it may be time for a trainspotting sequel, adapting welshs followup novel, porno. Academy award winner danny boyle sat down to talk about revisiting the world of his groundbreaking film trainspotting 20 years later with t2 trainspotting. Hes directed hollywood power listworthy stars such as leonardo dicaprio the beach, cameron diaz a life less ordinary, and james franco 127 hours.
Danny boyle nervous about trainspotting sequel bbc. The film was directed by danny boyle and written by john hodge, based on characters created by irvine welsh in his novel trainspotting and its followup porno. With trainspotting, he proved british films could be more than stuffy, period dramas. The 1996 british comedy drama told the story of a group of heroin addicts living edinburgh and was based on irvine welshs book of the same title. Mar 21, 2017 this friday will mark the release of one of the more unusual sequels of recent years, t2 trainspotting, danny boyles followup to the 1996 film that largely put him on the map as a director.
Jobs, in an exclusive interview to discuss his longawaited film and how he revived the. The cast of trainspotting reunited t2 trainspotting film4. New trainspotting sequel trailer released film the. But also, that they are very focused on the characters. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from county galway. How danny boyle blew the sequel to trainspotting variety. In a recent interview with, danny boyle divulged that a trainspotting sequel could very well happen the 1996 british comedy drama told the story of a group of heroin addicts living edinburgh and was based on irvine welshs book of the same title. In fact, so closely did screenwriterjohn hodge and director danny boyle both scots, incidentally hew to the language of the book s characters that one scene uses standard english subtitles to excellent comic effect. Danny boyle confirms trainspotting sequel anglophenia. T2 was released in the united kingdom on 27 january 2017, and worldwide throughout february and march 2017. With director danny boyle back at the helm, working from a script by original trainspotting screenwriter john hodge, the film picks up 20 years after antihero mark renton ewan mcgregor. It contains some scenes which where cut from the final film. British director and producer t2 trainspotting is set for release on january 27th the uk and on march 10th in the states. Daniel francis boyle born 20 october 1956 is an english film and stage director.
Danny boyle was pictured scouting locations for the sequel of trainspotting 2 in west lothian, scotland, on thursday. Danny boyle on the original trainspotting, nostalgia, and. As some of you may recall, boyle spent many years talking about the sequel. With ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd.
This book and this film, hopefully, just make you think. Director danny boyle sat down with our staff film critic ignatiy vishnevetsky to discuss his newest film, t2 trainspotting. T2 trainspotting is a 2017 british black comedy drama film, set in and around edinburgh, scotland. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from. Now a major film directed by danny boyle reuniting the cast of trainspotting years on from trainspotting sick boy is back in edinburgh after a long spell in london. Mar 16, 2017 with director danny boyle back at the helm, working from a script by original trainspotting screenwriter john hodge, the film picks up 20 years after antihero mark renton ewan mcgregor. Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime film directed by danny boyle and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle, and kelly macdonald in her debut. Danny boyle has been a huge, has had a huge effect on me. Danny boyle on the legacy of trainspotting film the guardian. Danny boyle knows youre worried about his trainspotting. The cast later explained that the title was the one they thought the characters in the movie would have chosen, just so they could. Danny boyle interview on trainspotting 1996 youtube. Danny boyle on t2 trainspotting, why it was time for a.
Trainspotting is a 1996 scottish film directed by danny boyle based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh. Its been nearly 20 years since the cult original was released, and danny says all the same actors. The year 2016 will mark the 20th anniversary of the release of danny boyle s trainspotting, and its slated to be the production start of its longawaited sequel. Trainspotting is the first novel by scottish writer irvine welsh, first published in 1993. Danny boyle and ewan mcgregor on t2 trainspotting 20 years ago, a lowbudget film with a great soundtrack became a huge hit. Mar 11, 20 in an interview with the playlist this week, boyle hinted that it may be time for a trainspotting sequel, adapting welshs followup novel, porno. Feb 02, 2017 danny boyle, ewan mcgregor, jonny lee miller, robert carlyle and ewen bremner discuss t2 trainspotting. His movies, early movies like trainspotting and those movies. Nov 01, 2008 director danny boyle recalls how trainspotting s unusually gifted cast helped blow away the final traces of the thatcher era and restore a sense of pride in british cinema. In a recent interview with, danny boyle divulged that a trainspotting sequel could very well happen.
Get a clue before you spout off about other people. This friday will mark the release of one of the more unusual sequels of recent years, t2 trainspotting, danny boyles followup to the 1996 film that largely put him on the map as a director. Danny boyle on the importance of trainspotting july 15. Danny boyle has credited david bowie with helping to be able to use various hit songs in the original movie inexpensively because he had ties with lou reed and iggy pop, and helped boyle out because he was a fan of shallow grave 1994. Apr 08, 2017 trainspotting, danny boyles movie about four scottish wastrels throwing their lives away on heroin, came out in 1996, and if you go back and watch it now, every squalid frame of it pulses. Danny boyle interview on trainspotting 1996 the best. P rior to the guys takethatstyle reunion in the forthcoming sequel t2, here is a very welcome bigscreen rerelease of danny boyles original trainspotting, 21 years on. How happy are you that this new film is out in the world and you can now stop getting questions about a trainspotting sequel from journalists like me. Danny boyle talks trainspotting sequel, partying at sxsw and.