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Sony Pictures Classics Sets June Theatrical Re-Release for Trainspotting 4K Restoration

A new trailer invites audiences back to a 4K presentation of Danny Boyle's 1996 cult landmark.

Overview

  • Sony Pictures Classics released a trailer that announces a 30th anniversary restoration with special theatrical event engagements in the U.S. in June.
  • The re-release features a brand-new 4K restoration promoted as a must-see on the big screen with the trailer’s “choose cinema” message.
  • The film adapts Irvine Welsh’s novel and was directed by Danny Boyle, with Ewan McGregor leading the cast as Mark Renton in Edinburgh.
  • Trainspotting premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 before opening in the UK in February and reaching U.S. theaters in July.
  • The project follows sustained interest in the title, including a 2017 sequel that reunited the cast, which primes a new audience for this big-screen return.