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An award-winning Ayrshire journalist and crime writer is set to captivate fans with the first new collection of short fiction he’s penned in a decade.

Paramount+ may have culled a raft of international originals last month but UK commissioning appears to be continuing apace.

Trainspotting.The actor played Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson in the cult 1996 film, based on the book by Irvine Welsh, and reminisced upon the experience of being in the film in a new interview with The Guardian.When asked if he stands by his previous comments about not fully capitalising on the film’s success, Miller said: “Yeah, but it’s not something that bothers me. It’s just life. Everything worked out great, really.

EXCLUSIVE: Jon S. Baird, the Scottish filmmaker known for his work on Tetris and Stan & Ollie, has signed with Range Media Partners.

Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has said that he wrote a transgender character into Season 2 of Crime to show how people are struggling with their identity in the modern world.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, who says still enjoys spikes in sales of his 1993 novel whenever the film 1996 film adaption is aired on TV in the UK, has shared details of the musical he is bringing to stage – a show he says will be even darker than the novel or film. 

While there are countless pubs across Scotland that have a reputation for being rough, few match the infamy of the now-demolished The Gunner in Edinburgh.

Leslie Phillips, best known for voicing the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films, has died. He was 98.

The View's lead vocalist Kyle Falconer has given his fans a little bit of a sneak peek of his Halloween party on TikTok. Kyle, 35, posted a clip on the social media platform showing a number of people singing and dancing at his event on Saturday, October 29.

Andy Burnham is set to hit the decks, with a DJ set confirmed on Ancoats restaurant and bar Ramona. The Mayor of Greater Manchester will be pitching up with his box of seven-inches on August 3.

Irvine Welsh has lambasted the Scottish Conservatives after they created their own version of the iconic Trainspotting 'Choose Life' speech for a promotional poster.

Crime has been confirmed for a return.The show, which premiered on BritBox last November, is based on the writer’s own 2008 novel, following detective Ray Lennox (Dougray Scott) – and marked the author’s first foray into TV shows.The now-confirmed second series is also set to move to ITV’s new streaming service ITVX, with filming set to begin this summer.It will pick up with Scott’s troubled detective, who has settled back into Edinburgh’s Serious Crimes team following his breakdown over the toll of the last investigation.“When a high-ranking member of the establishment is found dead in a Leith warehouse, Lennox is thrown into a case which quickly reveals itself as the work of a serial killer,” the synopsis continues.“As victims mount up, Lennox realises these are anything but random. This is the work of a solitary killer with an axe to grind.

The second season of Irvine Welsh’s Crime adaptation will be one of the first shows to launch on ITV’s new streamer ITVX.

Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” was based on the provocative novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh, which chronicled a group of young Scots navigating heroin addiction and paying for it any way they can. A direct sequel, “T2: Trainspotting,” was released in 2017, which Boyle again directed, an adaptation of Welsh’s novel “Porno.” READ MORE: Danny Boyle To Helm’ Methuselah,” Starring Michael B.

Martin Compston and Irvine Welsh are among those supporting The View star Kyle Falconer's chart-topping bid for his new solo album. The Dundee talent admitted he's excited about placing top 20 for his second solo album 'No Love Songs For Laura', which hit No 6 in the national charts on Saturday, just one day after its release.

England’s loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday evening drew a mixture of mockery and sympathy from Scots celebrities on social media. The Three Lions reached their first final in the European Championships after, but fell to Italy on penalty kicks after a tense match.

Creation Stories, but another Ewan was originally lined up for the role.As McGee revealed in a new interview with NME, Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor was originally touted for the role, before McGee vetoed the suggestion.The upcoming biopic, out next month, was co-written by Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh, with that film’s director Danny Boyle executive producing.As McGee told NME, the pair initially looked to bring McGregor, another Trainspotting alumni, on board.“They proposed Ewan McGregor

Trainspotting and Filth author Irvine Welsh has compared getting his Covid jab to snorting cocaine.

Robert Carlyle was impressed by a fan's attempt to compare his Trainspotting character Begbie to Homer Simpson as he celebrated the film's 25th anniversary.Once Upon A Time star Robert sent a message to his famous co-stars and writer Irvine Welsh saying: 'Happy 25th catboys' and Irvine Welsh replied: 'Back at ya gorgeous.'He then was sent a fan collage of Begbie's famous Trainspotting moments alongside some poses by Homer Simpson from cartoon The Simpsons and the result was uncanny.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has shared his thoughts on cancel culture.The writer discussed the topic ahead of his new documentary Offended by Irvine Welsh, which he described as a “learning experience” about offending people.Describing his own thoughts on the topic of cancel culture, Welsh told Esquire: “When people are punching up against bullies with objectionable views, who are rabble-rousers, it’s great to see them get ‘cancelled’.

Christmas story by author Irvine Welsh.The writer has penned a short novel about the Begbie family experiencing “the ultimate nightmare family Christmas”.The Providers focuses on the psychotic character, played by Robert Carlyle in the Trainspotting films, visiting his ill mother in Edinburgh over the festive period after being released from prison.The new tale is part of a collection of three novellas in a book called The Seal Club by Edinburgh-born Welsh and fellow authors Alan Warner and John

Andreas Wiseman International EditorHere’s fun first footage of Alan McGee biopic Creation Stories, starring Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) as legendary music executive McGee.Executive-produced by Danny Boyle, the Brit comedy is based on McGee’s autobiography, The Creation Records Story: Riots, Raves And Running A Label, about the highs and lows of running label Creation Records, famous for putting out hits by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream and Oasis.Also starring are Suki

Naman Ramachandran Comcast’s Sky Arts channel that goes free-to-air from Thursday has announced four new original program commissions including from “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh and “Bulletproof” star Ashley Walters.In “Offended by Irvine Welsh,” the author explores the nature of offence and its impact and sets out to reclaim the right to offend, but not abuse, as an essential tool for artists.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: You wait years for one bus, and then two come along at the same time. That’s the phrase Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh used when reflecting on how two of his first-ever TV projects got unveiled within the same week.

Naman Ramachandran “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh and “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis are in final talks with the U.K.’s Burning Wheel Productions to co-create a dramatized series based on the national tabloid press culture in the U.S.With the working title “American Tabloid,” the series will unspool over decades and follow events from a weekly publication where political correctness, morals and ethics are unheard of.The deal is expected to get confirmed in the coming weeks,

A raft of much loved Scots celebrities have been added to Edith Bowman's epic livestream fundraiser for vital coronavirus PPE.

A raft of much loved Scots celebrities have been added to Edith Bowman 's epic livestream fundraiser for vital coronavirus PPE.