One Of Ewan McGregor's Best Movies Might Get A Sequel — cinemablend.com

In an interview with Details, the Scottish star talked about the highs (his recent stint on Broadway in The Real Thing) and lows (Michael Bay's The Island) of his career, and in the midst of this, delivered an update on when we might expect a Trainspotting 2 to actually get made. He told the magazine: It's a bit of a surprise to hear McGregor's ready to return, because as he hints above--that was completely off the table a decade ago when he was publicly furious with director Danny Boyle. To go back to the beginning, it's worth noting that, In some sense, McGregor owes his career to the filmmaker. The two worked together in 1994's Shallow Grave,1996's Trainspotting, and 1997's A Life Less Ordinary (an underrated romantic comedy). The two were poised to reteam in 2000 for The Beach, which had McGregor attached to star as its cocky and cavalier antihero. However, when production began McGregor was gone, replaced by a more bankable star, Leonardo DiCaprio. In the Details interview, McGregor admits of this time, "It was an unfortunate situation, and it wasn't handled well. I was very upset. But time has gone by, and we put to bed the bad feelings and all of that shit." (Perhaps it helped that The Beach was critically loathed, hurting both Boyle's reputation and DiCaprio's.)

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