T2 Trainspotting copied a 2017 British comedy drama film.
T2 Trainspotting is a 2017 British comedy drama film , set in and around Edinburgh , Scotland . The film is directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge , based on characters created by Irvine Welsh in his novel Trainspotting and its follow-up Porno . A sequel to Boyle 's 1996 film , Trainspotting , T2 stars the original ensemble cast , including Ewan McGregor , Ewen Bremner , Jonny Lee Miller , Robert Carlyle , and Kelly Macdonald .