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‘Trainspotting 2’ Cast: Here’s How YOU Can Be In The Film

Get your '80s garb at the ready.
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Production on ‘Trainspotting 2’ is currently underway, but the film’s team are still looking for one rather important thing - extras to star in it.

The movie is being shot on location in Edinburgh, and nightspot Cav have now put up a callout for anyone who fancies joining the cast to film scenes, alongside director Danny Boyle.

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Danny Boyle and Ewan Bremner on set last month
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The shoot will take place on Tuesday 14 June, with those heading down being asked to wear ‘80s-inspired outfits.

Original cast members Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner have been filming for the past few weeks, and ‘Trainspotting’ author Irvine Welsh will also reprise his role as Mickey Forrester.

Irvine discussed his involvement in the film earlier this month, telling the Edinburgh News that while he’s happy to work on the project, he’s not going to be helping with any big decisions.

“Danny is very, very collaborative as a director but he knows what he wants as well so you’ve got to let him get on with it basically,” he said. “When I’m sitting writing novels he is not standing over my shoulder saying ‘change this, change that’ so I have got to give him the same respect.”

Find out more information on how to be an extra in ‘Trainspotting 2’ here.

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'Trainspotting': Where Are They Now?
(01 of18)
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Ewan McGregor starred as Renton... (credit:c.Miramax/Everett/REX)
(02 of18)
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'Trainspotting' brought Ewan McGregor worldwide fame, and marked the start of a huge career in cinema. In the years since first playing heroin addict Mark Renton, Ewan has starred in 'Star Wars', 'The Impossible' and opposite Nicole Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge'. He's also a Unicef Ambassador and has supported the organisation since his 2004 fundraising trip. (credit:Roberto Ricciuti via Getty Images)
(03 of18)
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Ewen Bremner starred as Spud... (credit:c.Miramax/Everett/REX)
(04 of18)
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Scottish actor Ewen went on to star in 'Snatch' and 'Black Hawk Down'. He now has a daughter, who is named after a film director, and has a role in 2017 release 'Wonder Woman'. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
(05 of18)
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Shirley Henderson starred as Gail... (credit:Ron Galella via Getty Images)
(06 of18)
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Shirley went on to star in another Irvine Welsh adaptation, appearing as Bunty in the 2013 film 'Filth'. Movie fans will also recognise her as Moaning Myrtle, from 'Harry Potter'. (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(07 of18)
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Robert Carlyle starred as Begbie... (credit:Everett Collection/REX)
(08 of18)
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The year after 'Trainspotting', Robert went for something a little lighter, starring in the cheeky 'The Full Monty'. Since then, he's popped up on our screens a number of times, and began starring in the US TV show 'Once Upon A Time' in 2011. (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
(09 of18)
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Kelly Macdonald starred as Diane... (credit:Moviestore Collection/REX)
(10 of18)
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In 2012, Kelly popped up in 'Anna Karenina', punctuating her four-year long, award-winning stint in 'Boardwalk Empire'. Her other credits include 'Gosford Park' and 'No Country For Old Men'. (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
(11 of18)
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Jonny Lee Miller starred as Sick Boy... (credit:c.Miramax/Everett/REX)
(12 of18)
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Jonny married Angelina Jolie just weeks after 'Trainspotting' was released, however the couple split 18 months later. Ange still speaks favourably of the star, and insists that they remain friends. Career wise, Jonny hasn't done too shabbily at all, starring in films and venturing onto the West End stage and Broadway, in productions of 'Frankenstein' - for which he bagged an Olivier Award - and 'After Miss Julie'. (credit:Star Max/IPx)
(13 of18)
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Irvine Welsh wrote the book(!) and made a cameo as Mikey Forrester... (credit:Fred Duval via Getty Images)
(14 of18)
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Irvine continues to write novels, scripts and short stories. His 'Trainspotting' sequel 'Porno', cane out in 2002 and returned to the characters again for prequel 'Skagboys', which charted Renton's fall into addiction, in 2012. His 2016 novel 'The Blade Artist' tells the story of a reformed Frank Begbie living a new life in America. (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
(15 of18)
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Kevin McKidd starred as Tommy... (credit:Moviestore Collection/REX)
(16 of18)
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From 2008, Kevin's been a huge hit on the 'Grey's Anatomy'. Between 'Trainspotting' and landing the role of Dr. Owen Hurt, he scored roles in Ridley Scott's 'Kingdom Of Heaven', TV series 'Rome' and even lent his voice to a character in the game 'Call Of Duty'. (credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
(17 of18)
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Eileen Nicholas and James Cosmo starred as Mrs. and Mr. Renton... (credit:Moviestore Collection/REX)
(18 of18)
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Eileen and James starred as Ewan's on-screen parents, and both actors are still in the entertainment industry. In 2011, Eileen popped up in an episode of 'Law And Order', and in 2016, she'll star as Ellie Frampton in the film 'Synced'. James has popped up in basically everything, including the reasonably well-known fantasy show 'Game Of Thrones' and 'Celebrity Big Brother'. (credit:Ruth Crafer/Duncan Bryceland/REX)

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