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Trainspotting
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Podcasts that mention Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

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Episode: Ewan McGregor on almost rejecting Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge | SmartLess
Published on August 30, 2022
And, but John, I think of Ryan said John didn't think I was right for it because in the novel in Irvine Welsh's novel, you and Bremner who played Spud had played Renton on the stage version before we made it. It was a play! Trainspotting was a play; it was a novel first, and then they made a play of it!
Ewan McGregor discusses how the writer for the movie version of 'Trainspotting' wasn't sure if Ewan was the right actor for the role. He mentions that the character in the book written by Irvine Welsh was different, and Ewan did not fit the original vision. 'Trainspotting' was first a novel, then adapted into a play, and lastly made into a movie.
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