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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Friday 17 March 2017
‘T2’ director Danny Boyle talks about going back

LINDSEY BAHR the Opening Ceremony of
AP Film Writer the London Summer Olym-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s pics and made a point not
been over 20 years since to repeat himself.
“Trainspotting” took audi- But “Trainspotting” was dif-
ences deep inside the al- ferent. It not only launched
luring, unsettling world of his career, but boosted that
young, Scottish, Iggy Pop- of his actors — Ewan Mc-
loving heroin junkies and Gregor, Jonny Lee Miller,
director Danny Boyle is Ewen Bremner and Robert
feeling reflective. Since his Carlyle. And after two de-
massively successful sec- cades, author Irvine Welsh,
ond feature film, Boyle has screenwriter John Hodge
won an Oscar, directed and Boyle knew they had

In this March 6, 2017 photo, director Danny Boyle poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel in
Beverly Hills, Calif., to promote his film, “T2: Trainspotting,” a sequel to the 1996 film, “Trainspotting.”
Associated Press

something tangible to work BOYLE: That was me. Jonny deliberate. I’m not sure
with: Mortality. wanted to have a shaved how natural it is but that’s
Boyle talked to The Associ- head. I said, “I literally can’t what I do. I try to do some-
ated Press about getting make the movie unless Sick thing different, a differ-
the gang back together Boy has the same hair.” It’s ent tone, a wildly different
and how “T2” is even more a distillation of why men subject matter. But this you
personal than the first. are so bad at aging. They have something that you
AP: Why do a sequel now? will do anything. Women have to refer to.
DANNY BOYLE: “Trainspot- get such flak about age And it cross breeds with this
ting” was a big hit, but there and time, but women age other obsession I have, and
was no talk about making much more sensibly than I think that the tendency
a sequel then. I don’t know men. to try to do something dif-
if the business was a bit They understand. Men just ferent is a product of this,
more naive, because now ignore it. “I am 25. I am still which is: I think your first
if you have a hit, everyone attractive!” film is your best film always.
would be going, “Can you AP: Was it difficult to get the And I look at other direc-
do another one, maybe set original actors on board? tors and think they’ll never
it in Amsterdam?” BOYLE: No, I knew when be that good again. You
Irvine wrote a book seven we got the script. I sent it don’t know all the skills. It’s
years later after the film. straight to them and I knew such a cunning, technical
We did look at that and they’d do it. I said, “Look, medium, film, and once
we did try to adapt that. we’re going to do it like we you access those skills you
We didn’t do very well with do the first film. You’ll all be become a technician. And
it. And then 20 years later paid the same. I don’t want when you don’t have them
loomed on the horizon as a any agents or managers in- you’re just a wanderer. And
possible last opportunity for volved in any discussions. it can go badly wrong, but
an anniversary and we got You come back and you if you’re lucky and it works,
together and something make this because the orig- it’s magical.
more personal emerged. inal did so much for all of us AP: Finally, why “T2”?
AP: Why more personal? individually and we owe BOYLE: When we started,
BOYLE: It’s a much more it to the town, Edinburgh, everybody said, “It’s going
personal film than the first where the stories originate, to be called ‘Trainspotting
film, because it’s about ag- and you will not get a bet- 2.’” And I was like, “No, this
ing and men aging. In your ter script than this anyway is its own film. I don’t want
20s, you don’t care about in your other careers.” And you just deciding it’s a se-
consequences. It’s reck- they all agreed. I knew they quel. We’re going to not
less. They get to their mid- would. even have ‘Trainspotting’
40s and they have to atone AP: Did going back make in the title.” You could see
for what they’ve done and you realize anything about them going, “What the ...
realize that time doesn’t your own career? how are we going to mar-
care about them. BOYLE: I have a philosophy ket that?”
AP: Sick Boy (Miller) even of trying to do something The original title was a ter-
has the same bleached different every time, which rible title. It was called “The
hair. is stubbornly awkward and Least Unfamiliar.” q