Carlyle hails 'absolutely fantastic' Trainspotting 2 scriptpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 11 April 2016
Trainspotting fans are in for a treat, according to Robert Carlyle, who memorably played the psychopathic Begbie in the 1996 original film.
Its sequel, which starts filming next month, will reveal what happened to the group of drug addicts living in squalor in Edinburgh.
"What I will say is that all the characters are exactly where you would want them to be," he said.
Quote Message"The strength of this new script is the fact that the narrative is a bit stronger than it was in the original. This has maybe got a wee bit more to it in terms of what they've been up to through these years. I think it's an absolutely fantastic script. John Hodge has done a wonderful job, as he did with the original."
Carlyle appeared with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh.
They described Begbie as a uniquely Scottish thug who cannot be found in their adopted homes in America.
The duo added that Begbie thrives on up close and personal violence, in contrast to the US where violence is "all about the gun".
For those who didn't see it, it's a black comedy which also starred Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller.
Its soundtrack was a best seller and it's also ranked 10th in the Britsh Film Institute's top 100 British films of the 20th Century.
