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\u00a9Courtesy of Sony Pictures<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures Classics will re-release Danny Boyle<\/a>\u2019s iconic film, “TRAINSPOTTING<\/strong><\/a>“<\/span>\u00a0starring Ewan McGregor for special theatrical event engagements throughout the U.S. beginning June 5, 2026, timed to the 30th<\/sup>Anniversary of its 1996 debut.\u00a0\u00a0The film will be screened as a 4K Digital Restoration that was supervised by Director Danny Boyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Funny, disturbing, tragic and deeply addictive, “<\/span>TRAINSPOTTING<\/strong>“<\/span>, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge, is based on the seminal best-selling novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh.\u00a0\u00a0Set in gritty, late 1980s Edinburgh, Scotland, it\u2019s the story of smart, funny, sickly, heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor<\/a>) and his so-called friends – a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate, but does he really want to \u201cchoose life\u201d?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When “TRAINSPOTTING<\/strong>“<\/span>\u00a0was first released in US theaters,\u00a0<\/span>Michael Wilmington at the Chicago Tribune wrote\u00a0<\/span>\u201cHeroin may be a downer, but “Trainspotting<\/span>” definitely takes you up. This new Scottish movie, which shows a quartet of young Edinburgh smack addicts spinning wildly toward self-destruction, is a fantastically alive piece of filmmaking, a series of roaring, provocative, outrageous highs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Corliss at Time Magazine wrote: \u201c<\/span>In an era in which every movie seems way longer than it has to be, this one packs a whole multiplex worth of black-and-blue comedy into 94 minutes. The film is about joy–in conniving and surviving, in connecting with audiences, in its own fizzy, jizzy style. And that’s why, compared with it, most other films look zombified. Death hangs like crape over Renton and his mates, but the movie couldn’t be more vital. So say it without irony:\u00a0Trainspotting<\/span>\u00a0chooses life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

The film\u2019s\u00a0soundtrack is\u00a0widely considered a landmark, a collision of Britpop, rock and dance music that perfectly captures the film’s manic, euphoric, and desperate energy.\u00a0\u00a0Blending the distinctive voices of 70s proto-punk (Iggy Pop) with 90s Britpop\u00a0(Blur, Pulp) and electronic (Underworld), it\u2019s a cohesive, high-energy album that intensely elevates the movie’s scenes,\u00a0telling a story about escape, addiction, and youth on the edge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sony Pictures Classics said of the upcoming release,\u00a0\u00a0\u201c30 years ago, Danny Boyle\u2019s mesmeric adaptation of Irvine Welsh\u2019s iconic book, “TRAINSPOTTING<\/strong>“<\/span>, introduced audiences to a world they hadn’t seen before, a soundtrack that blew the roof off of cinemas worldwide and to a group of actors that have since become legendary in their own right in Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewan Bremner and Kelly Macdonald, among others. We are pumped for fans to see the film remastered in 4K and for new audiences to experience the adrenaline rush that is this renowned movie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS<\/span><\/b>\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/div>\n
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics\u2014an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992\u2014which distributes, produces, and\u202facquires\u202findependent films from around the world.\u202f Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 42\u202fAcademy Awards(38\u202fof those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 192\u202fAcademy Award\u202fnominations (166\u202fat Sony Pictures Classics), including two nominations this year for BLUE MOON for Best Actor (Ethan Hawke) and Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Picture nominations for\u202f”I\u2019M STILL HERE<\/strong>“,\u202f”THE FATHER<\/strong>“, “CALL ME BY YOUR NAME<\/strong>“, “WHIPLASH<\/strong>“, “AMOUR<\/strong>“, “MIDNIGHT IN PARIS<\/strong>“, “AN EDUCATION<\/strong>“, “CAPOTE<\/strong>“, “HOWARDS END<\/strong>“, AND “CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON<\/strong>“.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a9Courtesy of Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Classics will re-release Danny Boyle\u2019s iconic film, “TRAINSPOTTING“\u00a0starring Ewan McGregor for special theatrical event engagements throughout the U.S. beginning June 5, 2026, timed to the 30thAnniversary of its 1996 debut.\u00a0\u00a0The film will be screened as a 4K Digital Restoration that was supervised by Director Danny Boyle. 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