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Film · 2016

T2: Trainspotting

Directed by Danny Boyle · starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Steven Robertson

  • 1 h 57 min
  • 18
  • Drama
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 26 January 2017
  • 7.1 Users19 votes
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Synopsis

It's been 20 years since Mark Renton left Scotland, and heroine. Now, Renton returns to his homeland in order to rebuild his life and reunite with his longtime friends: David "Spud" Murphy, and Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson. At the same time, Francis "Franco" Begbie exits prision and seeks for revenge.

This story set in Edinburgh returns 20 years after the release of the first installment with the original cast consisting of Ewan McGregor ('Moulin Rouge', 'Impossible'), in the role that catapulted his career; Jonny Lee Miller ('Dark Shadows') as Sick Boy, Ewen Bremner ('Match Point') as Spud and Robert Carlyle ('Once upon a time') as Begbie. The script is written by John Hodge, author of the original adaptation of the homonymous novel of Irvine Welsh.

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The essentials

Runtime
117 min1 hour and 57 minutes
Budget
$18mChannel 4 Television Corporation
Box office
$2m0.1 times its budget
Rating
18Suitable only for adults
How long is T2: Trainspotting?
1 hour and 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was T2: Trainspotting released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 26 January 2017.
Who directed T2: Trainspotting?
Danny Boyle.
Who is in T2: Trainspotting?
It stars Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Steven Robertson and Ewen Bremner.
Where can I watch T2: Trainspotting?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did T2: Trainspotting make?
It took $2 million in US. It cost $18 million.
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Cast

Full cast (19)
Director
Danny Boyle
Writers
John Hodge
Producers
Danny Boyle

Videos and trailers

All 4 videos
'T2: Trainspotting' trailer 1:552 November 2016

Photos and posters

All 13 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
7.1 19 votes
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What the critics say

  • The GuardianPeter Bradshaw "Danny Boyle's T2 Trainspotting is everything I could reasonably have hoped for -scary, funny, desperately sad, with many a bold visual flourish." Read
  • Time OutDave Calhoun "Like the original, 'T2 Trainspotting' is a winning mix of low living and high jinx, a stylized spin on real life." Read
  • The WrapJason Solomons "'T2 Trainspotting isn't a bad film at all. In places, it's terrific, but it too often drags in a pool of its own despondency, a miserable and melancholy movie that almost looks a bit embarrassed to… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $18m
  • US $2m
  • UK £16.5m

Soundtrack

All 33 songs
  1. Shotgun MouthwashHigh Contrast, Published 3Beat Music Limited Spotify
  2. Perfect DayRick Smith, Published EMI Music Publishing Ltd Spotify
  3. Garota de IpanemaPublished Universal, MCA Music Ltd Spotify
  4. No WayYoung Fathers, Published Just Isn, 39, t Music Spotify

Trivia

  • McGregor comes back

    This will be the first time Ewan McGregor has worked with Danny Boyle since 1997's 'A Life Less Ordinary' (1997). The two had a falling out when McGregor was passed over for the lead in 'The Beach' (2000) in favor of Leonardo DiCaprio. It will also be only the second time in McGregor's career that he has returned to one of his earlier roles.

  • Name election

    On the WTF podcast, Danny Boyle stated that if James Cameron approves, this film will be titled 'T2'.

  • Away from the novel

    It has been stated that the film will be rather original than an adaptation from the novel.

  • Alternative name

    While the film was developed was titled 'Porno'.

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