The bust up between director Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor over “The Beach” is a pretty well known story at this point, but one that’s getting fresh airing with the release this weekend of “T2: Trainspotting” in the U.K., and one you’re likely to hear a few more times before the film lands stateside. But the short version goes like his: after making three movies together, Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor were going to reunite for “The Beach.” However, when Boyle decided to go with fast-rising Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role instead (who had major post-“Titanic” heat and could get the movie up-and-running with a healthy budget), McGregor didn’t take it well, the pair didn’t speak for years.
On “The Graham Norton Show,” the normally jovial host gets serious for a moment as he asks Boyle and McGregor to recount what went down. And the pair tell the story, and seem almost sheepish that they let such a silly beef get in the way of a friendship that has thankfully been recently reignited. Check their talk below, followed by the reunited “Trainspotting” cast recreating the iconic poster for the original film.
