The sequel to Trainspotting is coming out on the 27th of January but author Irvine Welsh has already started teasing us that there could be a third movie on the cards.
I am more than excited about T2 - the pressure is on for the film to be as good as the '96 classic.
Take a look at the trailer here...
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On the possibility of a third film, Welsh thinks there's a good chance. He's written a few stories about Rent Boy, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud over the years, stating: "I think there's probably room for one more kind of Trainspotting-themed film."
He's written a sequel called Porno - which T2 is mostly based on, a prequel called 'Skagboys' and a book called 'The Blade Artist', which revolves around Begbie going to California to become an artist.
Unless that's some sort of a con, I can't believe that Begbie of all people would become a sculptor.
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It would need some reworking though, as the novel follows a different plotline to T2.
"The problem with 'The Blade Artist' is that it contradicts the plot of T2, with Begbie getting out of jail and looking for revenge on Renton, but you never know what's going to happen with these things," said Irvine.
"It's a very, very filmic book, I think. It's almost like, bang, it has a three-act structure with not a lot of padding. And it's a lot more 'genre' than some of the other Trainspotting books."
The premise of the book is basically that Begbie has reinvented himself as Jim Francis in California and has become a famous sculptor. He returns to Edinburgh a changed man for the funeral of a son that he didn't really know and everyone expects him to take bloody revenge - but does he? Well read the book or hope for a film.
The Best Five Scenes In Trainspotting
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Back to the original...
The iconic opening scene is legendary - Rent Boy and Spud running down the high street, with a security guard running after them. They've nicked some books from a shop. "Choose life...choose a job... choose a career... choose a family... choose a fucking big television."
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This is possibly the most disgusting scene in the film. Heroin made Rent Boy constipated but he's taken suppositories with his next hit and has the yips. The only place he can find is the worst toilet in Scotland - which he imagines he climbs into.
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Ewan Macgregor's rant about being Scottish while contemplating by a mountain is epic and hilarious. "I don't hate the English, they're just wankers! We're colonised by wankers - the lowest of the low."
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Rent Boy shoots a dog with an air rifle while pretending to be Sean Connery. "For a vegetarian, Rents, you're a fucking evil shot," says Sick Boy.
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If you ever think you've had a bad interview, just watch this one.
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Words Laura Hamilton