Trainspotting (film) discussing which chapters of the book would and would not translate into film. Hodge finished the first draft by December. Macdonald secured financing from Channel 4, a British television station known for funding independent films. Pre-production began in April 1995. Ewan McGregor was cast after impressing Boyle and Macdonald with his work on their previous film, "Shallow Grave". According to Boyle, for the role of Renton, they wanted the quality of Michael Caine's character in "Alfie" and Malcolm McDowell's character in "A Clockwork Orange", "repulsive ... with charm "that makes you feel deeply ambiguous about what he's doing." McGregor shaved
Kerry McGregor her back. Thereafter she was a wheelchair user, but in six weeks she learned to walk again using crutches, earning a Child of Achievement Award. McGregor lived in West Lothian near Edinburgh, with her property developer partner and their son Joshua. In 2007, McGregor helped to launch the WheelieChix-Chic clothing brand at London Fashion Week. After two years of complaining of stomach pains, in September 2010 McGregor was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After undergoing three months of chemotherapy, she revealed her diagnosis in an interview with "The Sun" in April 2011. On 4 January 2012 it was announced by McGregor's