It wasn’t long after “Trainspotting” came out in 1996 that the movie began to epitomize an era. As it followed the exploits of Renton, Sick Boy and other on-the-margin types in Edinburgh, Scotland, “Trainspotting” took on landmark status. So why, two decades later, are Boyle and Hodge returning with a sequel, “T2: Trainspotting,” out March 17? JOHN HODGE, WRITERYou had a script years ago, based on Welsh’s 2002 sequel, “Porno.” How did that become this? Like all of us, we change a lot over 20 years, but bits of us remain the same.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2017 16:44 UTC