The 20-years-in-the-waiting sequel to box office hit Trainspotting has begun filming, with director Danny Boyle's movie due in cinemas on January 27, 2017.
Filming began on Monday May 16 and was announced with the posting of a new trailer, which featured footage from Boyle's seminal 1996 take on author Irvine Welsh's bestseller. The new movie is partly based on Welsh's literary sequel, Porno.
The film reunites original stars Ewan McGregor (Renton), Ewan Bremner (Spud), Jonny Lee Miller (Sick Boy) and Robert Carlyle (Begbie).
While doing interviews for his new film Our Kind of Traitor, actor McGregor was asked by TEN about returning as iconic character Renton but was keeping his cards close to his chest.
"We're shooting the film this summer and we'll be shooting in Scotland and I can't tell you really very much more than that," he laughed.
"It's going to be great," he added. "The script is really fantastic and we're all very happy with it."
At an event in Edinburgh last month to mark the 20 years since the original movie, McGregor's co-star Carlyle said that "all the characters are exactly where you would want them to be".
"The strength of this new script is the fact that the narrative is a bit stronger than it was in the original," he continued.
Carlyle as Begbie - "I think it's an absolutely fantastic script"
"In the first one, when you think about it, it's hard to remember what they did other than get together, the drug deal at the end, and then it's over. This has maybe got a wee bit more to it in terms of what they've been up to through these years. You learn a lot about Renton, Sick Boy and, indeed, Begbie and where their heads are."
"I think it's an absolutely fantastic script," he added. "[Screenwriter] John Hodge has done a wonderful job, as he did with the original. Fingers crossed people will take it on board and they will enjoy it."
