The Playlist: Ewan McGregor Says He's "Totally Up For" Reuniting With Danny Boyle For 'Trainspotting' Sequel

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Ewan McGregor Says He's "Totally Up For" Reuniting With Danny Boyle For 'Trainspotting' Sequel May 15th 2013, 14:45 The history of decades-later sequels is a rocky one, as we've documented in the past. But that doesn't stop people from trying, and some prospects are more enticing than others. Take the idea of a "Trainspotting" sequel, which has kicked around for a while, but finally seemed to solidify earlier this year, when director Danny Boyle told us that he was developing a script to a follow-up to his seminal breakthrough with original writer John Hodge. After all, Boyle's at the top of his game, and the set-up seemed to be more suited for a follow-up than most, particularly given that novelist Irvine Welsh had already penned a literary sequel, "Porno." But there was one major question: Ewan McGregor. The Scottish actor reached stardom playing Renton in the 1996 original, but he and Boyle fell out when he was replaced by Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Beach," and haven't worked together since. Furthermore, McGregor didn't seem to be a fan of the idea of a sequel altogether, saying in 2009 "I... Media files: ewan-mcgregor-trainspotting.jpg (image/jpeg)

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