Skagboys just out for the buzz on drugs, to total junkies. It shows how their attitudes and behaviour start to change as they become more defined by the drug and the culture around it". In 2012, Welsh said the prequel was actually initially written as part of "Trainspotting" but was not used in the published version. He later decided he would either erase his old work or use it in some way, as "he had a fear that he might fall under a bus and leave behind 'half-written stuff' which people would publish". He said, "I just went through it and
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel Young and Dangerous: The Prequel Young and Dangerous: The Prequel () is a 1998 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second prequel in the "Young and Dangerous" film series. The film shows Chan Ho-nam (Nicholas Tse), Chicken Chiu (Sam Lee) and their friends being recruited by Uncle Bee (Ng Chi-Hung) and joining the "Hung Hing" triad. Because he was only 17, and born on 29 August 1980, Nicholas Tse is not allowed to watch the movie when the movie opens in Hong Kong cinemas on 5 June 1998 because this movie is classified as Category