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EXCLUSIVE: Robert Carlyle is to reprise his role as the notorious Francis Begbie in a TV version of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting sequel The Blade Artist.

Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle confirmed he's in talks to return as Begbie in a new spin off series. The actor admitted chats about the series, based on Irvine Welsh's 2016 book The Blade Artist, are at early stages but confirmed 'it's looking pretty good that this will happen eventually'.

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.

Trainspotting follow-up novel The Blade Artist is in the early stages, actor Robert Carlyle has confirmed to NME.Carlyle played Edinburgh hardman Begbie in Danny Boyle’s 1996 cult classic and its long-awaited 2017 sequel T2: Trainspotting.

Filming has wrapped in Canada on under-the-radar Canadian feature North Of Normal, we can reveal.

28 Days Later franchise, after the original movie became of the star’s breakout roles.The Peaky Blinders actor starred in Danny Boyle’s 2002 movie as Jim, a courier who awakes from a coma 28 days after a zombie invasion has destroyed modern society.The film is widely considered to be the turning point for the revival of the big screen zombie genre and spawned the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later – which starred Robert Carlyle.Full details of a third film are yet to materialise, but Murphy says he’d be

direct to your inboxOld Trafford recently set the scene for the return of the Sky One TV drama COBRA.Cameras have been rolling in Greater Manchester for filming of the second series of the show, which follows Britain’s leading experts during a national emergency.And the drama, starring Trainspotting actor Robert Carlyle, is nurturing new production talent.Trainees from Manchester are among the team working on the series with ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen

Robert Carlyle is said to be a firm favourite to play Robbie Williams in a movie about his life.The film will reportedly be made with the assistance of Michael Gracey - director of hit musical The Greatest Showman."Better Man" will be a fantastical coming-of-age story which plots the rise of the former Take That singer, according to US outlet Deadline.And bookies favourite to play the Rock DJ singer is no other than Trainspotting's Robert Carlyle.Paddy Power has priced the Trainspotting and Full

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.

direct to your inboxTrafford provided the scene for the Sky One drama Cobra as the political thriller prepares to return to our screens.The drama, starring Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle as Prime Minister Robert Sutherland, is back for a second series.The first gripping series was set in the heart of government during an unfolding national crisis.The drama saw the COBRA committee, comprising of Britain’s leading experts, fighting to protect the public from major disaster.The new series will

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

Scottish actor Robert Carlyle has today spoken out in support of SWG3's emergency PPE campaign.

Sir Billy Connolly has revealed he would like to see Robert Carlyle play him in a movie based on his life.

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Robert Carlyle insists he would love to do a third Trainspotting film – but it’s up to director Danny Boyle.