Robert Carlyle hints at more Trainspotting films

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Photo credit: Sony

From Digital Spy

T2 Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle has hinted at another movie in the franchise for his character Begbie.

The actor said that we could see more of Begbie on screen, especially now that author Irvine Welsh has written a novel focusing on the character.

Reflecting on T2, Carlyle said at the premiere (via The Mirror): "It's been 20 years coming. It's been a long time coming.

"We always felt that we would do it, but as the years went by, you thought, 'Is this ever really going to happen?'

Photo credit: Sony
Photo credit: Sony

"Danny [Boyle, the director] was always determined we were going to be 20 years older before he was going to shoot it."

"There is something quite emotional about that. He's capable of feeling something more than just rage, so I am pleased that that element of Begbie has been shown."

Welsh released new novel The Blade Artist last year, which focuses on Begbie living a reformed life in the US.

Carlyle teased: "Maybe that sets up another film in fact because Irvine Welsh has written The Blade Artist."

He said that he was up for doing a sequel and that "maybe we ain't seen the end of Begbie just yet".

Let's hope not...

T2 Trainspotting is released in cinemas on January 27. Read Digital Spy's verdict on the sequel here.

Related: Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says T2 sequel is 'in some ways a better movie'


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