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 GR4, the RAF's primary attack aircraft. McGregor starred opposite Colin Farrell in the Woody Allen film "Cassandra's Dream" (2007), and he co-starred with Jim Carrey in "I Love You Phillip Morris" and appeared in "Amelia" (both 2009) alongside Hilary Swank. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" (2010). He portrayed Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in "Angels & Demons" (also 2009), the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" directed by Lasse Hallström and co-starring