The Agony Of Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Celebrities and Controversy
It doesn't seem like Irvine Welsh is having much luck with his film career; it's been years since anyone has heard a peep about a possible Trainspotting sequel, and now a production of Ecstasy in Scotland has shut down.An article in Scotsman.com reports that the entire Scottish production team has been scrapped, and the film's start date has set back for March at the earliest. The film is based on Welsh's book of the same name and follows a drug dealer who tries to escape his past for true love, only to hit some complications along the way. Knowing Welsh's sense of humor, I'm sure they aren't pleasant. Already talk of the entire film being abandoned has started, but director and co-screenwriter Rob Heydon insists that the project will continue. Tension must be building though, as the director was quoted as saying, "We have replaced our PM (production manager) and line producer. They are obviously very bitter about it." However, the line producer has a very different version and was quoted in the Scotsman.com article as saying, "the crew were due about £30,000. I have no idea where Rob gets any notions of our being bitter. Disappointed and frustrated are more accurate." Either way, it is not looking good for the film; fans of Welsh will just have to keep their fingers crossed until March.
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1-23-2007 @ 5:43AM
andy said...
make trainspotting sequil, may aswell
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2-23-2007 @ 1:08PM
mocojez said...
Here's a great picture for the papers...
http://billyboydboard.yuku.com/topic/8943/t/Billy-Articles-Here-.html?page=85
or the text version:
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_headline=hip-hob-deejay-&method=full&obje
Here's an email confirmation from the writer at another paper.
The article by Brian P was faked...
Thanks
Hi
Glad you liked my article!
As for the criticism, I can assure you everything I wrote is true - my Editor wouldn't let a hoax story within a hundred miles of the paper, which is why everything is checked time and time again I spoke to Billy at great length, on tape, in Glasgow at the studio where he's been taking lessons from David Forbes.
Davie is a mate of mine, which is how we got hold of the story in the first place.
We also shot the accompanying picture of the two of them DJing - if the story was "a fake", how would we have got that pic?
I've spoken to Billy several times since then and he is continuing with his DJing lessons. He has admitted that he is keen to do so and wants to be ready, which is why he began the lessons.
I hope this answers any doubts raised by that writer
Thanks for the feedback
Mickey m.mcmonagle@sundaymail.co.uk
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