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Time Loops Back On Itself (Even Without Heroin) In 'T2 Trainspotting'

20 years ago, a low-budget film with a great soundtrack became a huge hit. Now, director Danny Boyle is getting the old (much older, in fact) Trainspotting gang back together for a sequel.
Getting the band back together: Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle return for <em></em><em>T2 Trainspotting.</em>

20 years ago, a low-budget film with a great soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Blur) became a huge hit. And then a lot of people ended up with a poster on their bedroom wall featuring an epically profane rant that began, "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family ..."

The film was, of course, , based on Irvine Welsh's

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