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
Ewan McGregor directed by Marc Forster and starred alongside Hayley Atwell. McGregor will next be seen as the older Danny Torrance in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Doctor Sleep" as well as the main villain Roman Sionis / Black Mask in Warner Bros.' DC Comics film "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" directed by Cathy Yan and starring opposite Margot Robbie. From November 1998 to March 1999, McGregor starred as Malcolm Scrawdyke in a revival of David Halliwell's "Little Malcolm and His Struggles Against the Eunuchs", directed by his uncle, Denis Lawson. The production was