Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle lead stars at glamorous T2 Trainspotting premiere in Edinburgh 20 years on from the last film
T2 Trainspotting World Premiere in Edinburgh sees Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie and Spud hit red carpet with Danny Boyle
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BY JOANNE KAVANAGH
22nd January 2017, 7:27 pm
Updated: 25th January 2017, 11:58 am
TWO decades after Trainspotting took the world by storm and launched Ewan McGregor as an international star, the film has returned with a sequel.
And to celebrate T2 Trainspotting, the stars of the film were out in force at the big premiere in the movie’s hometown of Edinburgh.
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Ewan Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle at the Trainspotting premiere
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Ewan McGregor and co-star Kelly Macdonald looked happy to be at the big premiere
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The full Trainspotting cast are back together after 20 years
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Director Danny Boyle flashes a smile at the premiere
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Actor Jonny Lee Miller plays Sick Boy in the film
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Actress Anjela Nedyalkova made an appearance at the Edinburgh premiere
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Beth Quinn and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh attended the bash
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Actress Shirley Henderson stars in the film sequel
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Actor Ewen Bremner poses on the orange carpet
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Robert Carlyle plays character Begbie in the movie
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'Outlander' actors Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe also made and appearance
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Young Fathers attend the World Premiere of the movie
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The group feature on the Trainspotting 2 soundtrack
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British singer Tallia Storm shows off a clutch purse with a print of the Scottish flag
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Actress Erin Gavin turned up to the world premiere in Scotland
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Ewan has reprised his role as Renton in the new T2 Trainspotting film
Ewan was there, alongside glamourous co-star Kelly Macdonald, who was just 19 when the first film came out.
Others stars included Sadie Frost, as well as Robert Carlyle, who plays the hot-tempered Begbie.
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British screenwriter John Hodge at the Trainspotting 2 world premiere
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Trainspotting 2 assistant director Garry Fraser stands for pics
Director Danny Boyle as he first arrives at the premiere
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Anjela Nedyalkova plays Veronika in the sequel
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The 25-year-old walks along the orange carpet
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The actress poses for snaps while adjusting her dress
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Sadie Frost and boyfriend Darren Strowger also attended the T2 Trainspotting premiere
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Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie were reunited after two decades since first movie
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Actress Kelly Macdonald plays Diane Coulston in the film
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Macdonald and McGregor looked happy to be in each other's company again
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The film stars stand in front of cameras on the film-themed orange carpet
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McGregor has a chuckle with his co-star
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The world premiere was held in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Jonny Lee Miller has reprised his role as Sick Boy
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Ewen Bremner signs autographs and merchandise for fans
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Director Danny Boyle was also on the orange carpet – which was placed to match the films famous poster – as was writer Irvine Welsh.
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Singer Tallia Storm looked hot all in leather
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She showed off her Scottish themed clutch purse to the cameras
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She features on the T2 Trainspotting soundtrack
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Danny Boyle gives a wave to the paps
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Bulgarian beauty Anjela Nedyalkova smiles to the cameras
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Sadie frost at the T2 Trainspotting premiere
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Robert Carlyle turns away from the cameras briefly
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McGregor and Macdonald kept on chuckling while posing for snaps
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Robert Carlyle makes a heart shape with his hands
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He then points to the cameras
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Ewan Bremner cheekily looks away from the cameras
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh cosies up to Beth Quinn
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Young Fathers at the T2 Trainspotting premiere
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Director Danny Boyle at the T2 Trainspotting premiere
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Jonny Lee Miller will return to the big screen as Sick Boy
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Irvine Welsh flashes a smile
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John Hodge helped to make the first movie into a cult classic
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The original movie which Jonny Lee Miller starred in was released in 1996
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McGregor returns to the big screen as Mark Renton
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Jonny Lee Miller and Ewan Bremner
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Ewan Bremner gives a wave to cameras
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Actress Erin Gavin shows off her sequin embellished dress
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She draws a peace sign for the cameras
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Electronic group Underworld stars Rick Smith and Karl Hyde at the premiere
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The cast and crew from T2 Trainspotting
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Kelly Macdonald is back playing Diane, although this time she is all grown up
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Ewen Bremner reprises his role as the hapless Spud
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Robert Carlyle returns as the psychotic Begbie
The film picks up 20 years on from the last one, and sees central character Mark Renton (Ewan) return to Scotland to make amends with his friends,
Daniel "Spud" Murphy (Ewen Bremner) and Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson (Jonny Lee Miller), whilst avoiding the psychopathic Begbie (Carlyle), who has recently been released from prison.
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Harry Potter star Shirley Henderson is new to the cast
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