Trainspotting star Ewen Bremner talks about ageing, masculinity and the making of T2 When you meet Ewen Bremner, it takes a moment or two to adjust, to remember that no matter how much he might look like Spud, no matter how many times you have seen the iconic Trainspotting poster, watched the film, read the books, he is not Spud. Bremner is better dressed, better spoken, an actor who has shed his character's skin along with his crazy sunnies, but it still takes a moment. The mental leap is helped by the fact that we meet in the douce surroundings of the Balmoral Hotel, where thick carpets hush voices to a murmur and you know it's going to be safe to visit the toilets. Even so, we're only...
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