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Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, first published in 1993.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 effectively addictions.
Welsh's prequel to Trainspotting, titled Skagboys, was published in 2012. [5] [6] [7] Set in Leith in the early 1980s, it introduces the Trainspotting characters and follows them as they fall into heroin addiction. Given as a series of linked short stories, the book is also interspersed with brief commentaries on contemporary British politics.
Film producer Andrew Macdonald read Trainspotting on a plane in December 1993 and thought it would make a good basis for a film. [1] Ewan McGregor was cast as Renton, while Ewen Bremner, who played Renton in the novel's stage adaptation, was cast as Spud. [1] In preparation for the role, McGregor lost 2 stone (12.7 kilograms) and shaved his ...
Trainspotting was the highest-grossing British film of 1996, and at the time it was the fourth highest grossing British film in history. [56] The film grossed £12 million in the UK and $72 million internationally. [57] Based on a cost-to-return ratio, Trainspotting was the most profitable film of the year. [58]
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T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge. Set in and around Edinburgh , Scotland , it is based on characters created by Irvine Welsh in his 1993 novel Trainspotting and its 2002 follow-up Porno .
Other film roles include Riff-Raff, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Miss Julie, Young Adam, Children of Men, The Red Riding Trilogy, War Horse, the Harry Potter film series and The Vanishing.
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