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
Christopher Robin Milne of a heart abnormality. Milne is portrayed by Will Tilston and Alex Lawther in "Goodbye Christopher Robin", a 2017 film "inspired by" his relationship with his father. In the 2018 fantasy film "Christopher Robin", an extension of the Disney Winnie the Pooh franchise, Ewan McGregor stars as an adult version of the fictionalised Christopher Robin. Though the names of his family and career were changed, he is seen being discouraged from remembering his childhood and joining the war effort as an adult (both events from the historical Christopher Robin's life). Christopher Robin Milne Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 –