I was treated as some kind of pop star': Irvine Welsh reveals how Trainspotting changed his life
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Author Irvine Welsh discusses the success of his novel-turned-film Trainspotting, and how it feels now to revisit those characters in the sequel, T2 Trainspotting.
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Trainspotting 2 Featurette: Ewan McGregor Explains Renton's Whereabouts – IndieWire
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Irvine Welsh: I doubt that Trainspotting would be published in today's climate
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EIFF 2023 – Choose Irvine Welsh
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T2: Trainspotting': International Trailer Offers New Footage (Watch)
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ZEE JLF 2019: How Danny Boyle ensured author Irvine Welsh had to like Trainspotting 2
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Irvine Welsh: 'Trainspotting was a last chance saloon of creativity
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Ewan McGregor considered smoking heroin to play junkie in Trainspotting
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Why Leonardo DiCaprio Nearly Derailed the 'Trainspotting' Sequel – The Hollywood Reporter
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Irvine Welsh wants a new Trainspotting back in cinemas - MyLondon
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Irvine 'Trainspotting' Welsh lives in Chicago and has a new project: a pop opera – Chicago Tribune
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Trainspotting at 30: 5 Edinburgh locations in Irvine Welsh's cult novel which have changed beyond recognition
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Irvine Welsh pays tribute to T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh
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Irvine Welsh on 25 years of choosing life
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Trainspotting' Oral History: Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor Reflect on Cult '90s Brit Hit – The Hollywood Reporter