Ewan McGregor might like to bear a grudge, but after nine years, has he finally buried the hatchet with Danny Boyle?
The pair looked to be chums for life after 1996 hit Trainspotting – Boyle even appeared to be making the Scot director his muse when he promised him the lead in 2000 blockbuster The Beach. Studio bosses had a different idea, though, and so the director caved in and cast Titantic sized actor Leonardo DiCaprio instead. No one was very happy with the results – particularly McGregor, who later accused Boyle of “betraying” him.
However, in an uncharacteristically forgiving mood, the actor has praised his former mentor; “I haven’t spoken to Danny for years, I’m afraid. But I thought (Slumdog’s Oscar success) was very well deserved; I liked Slumdog very much,” he told Moviefone. “I thought it was an excellent film, and it was nice to see him getting all those accolades. It was great.”
It’s not all hugs and skipping though; he later turned his scorn to Irvine Welsh, dismissing any ideas about a Trainspotting sequel…
“I didn’t think the [follow-up book] book was very good… Also, I think just the idea of getting the cast together again 10 to 15 years later isn’t good enough, you need more than that.”
Looks like him and Boyle won’t be reunited onset anytime soon then….
