Director Danny Boyle, who gained mainstream acclaim with "Slumdog Millionaire" but really cut his teeth with the cult classic "Trainspotting," has long been interested in a sequel to his drug- filled coming-out party. However, in the intervening years he's busied himself with other prestige projects, most recently the Aaron Sorkin-scripted biopic about Steve Jobs. Yet despite the Oscar bait that has dominated his schedule, it appears as if Boyle will finally be returning to his first love. "Trainspotting 2" is closer than ever, according to the director himself.
Deadline reports that Boyle is hoping to make the sequel right after "Jobs" is completed, though scheduling conflicts will make it a difficult task.
"All the four main actors want to come back and do it," Boyle said. "Now it is only a matter of getting all their schedules together, which is complicated by two of them doing American TV series."
The original 1996 "Trainspotting" starred relative unknowns Ewan McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremmer and Kelly McDonald. But 19 years is a lot of time to get your name out there, and most of them have found some significant success on both the big and small screens. Miller and Carlyle are the duo on American TV with "Elementary" and "Once Upon a Time," respectively. McGregor is perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" prequels (a role he may reprise in the near future), while McDonald has popped up everywhere from "Boardwalk Empire" to "No Country For Old Men."
It is unknown what Boyle's plan for a sequel is, though it is possible that he could look to the source material once again. Author Irvine Welsh published a sequel to his famous work in 2002, titiled "Porno." The story picks up some time after the events of "Trainspoting" and finds the main characters in hot water yet again.
We'll keep you updated as more details about the potential sequel emerge.
