Danny Boyle may still want to do a “Trainspotting” sequel from Irvine Welsh’s “Porno,” in a few years when everyone’s more old and gray, but Ewan McGregor — who was never really down with the idea in the first place even when asked years ago — hasn’t really changed his position or tune. He didn’t like “Porno” when it was written, he doesn’t like it now.
“I didn’t think the book was very good,” he told Moviefone. “The novel of ‘Trainspotting’ was quite fantastic, it was beautiful, quite moving and disturbing writing, and then I find that the sequel… the book that Irvine Welsh wrote didn’t move me as much… He’d written a good sequel to the film as opposed to a sequel to his book. “
“Also, I think just the idea of getting the cast together again 10 to 15 years later isn’t good enough, you need more than that. I wouldn’t want to damage Trainspotting’s reputation, because it was an amazing film and a very important film of its time, a very important film for me and… a very important film for British cinema. I wouldn’t want to leave people remembering a poor sequel rather than leaving its reputation where it sits at the moment, which is kind of a phenomenal film.”
We’re all for letting a good thing be, so we agree. Sorry, Mr. Boyle, we love you and all, but let it go.