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McGregor rules out 'Trainspotting' sequel
Published Wednesday, May 28 2008, 06:06 BST | By Beth Hilton
Rex Features
The actor played Mark Renton in the 1996 film, based on the bestselling novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh.
However, he said he was not impressed with Welsh's 2002 follow-up Porno, which saw Renton and sidekick Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson attempting to make a career out of adult movies.
He is quoted as saying: "There has always been talk of a sequel but I was disappointed with the book that Irvine wrote afterwards - it was like he wrote a sequel to the movie.
"I would hate to damage Trainspotting. It would be awful to damage the reputation of that film."
Welsh recently announced that he is writing a prequel to the original novel.
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