Housing developer Lovell could be set to see its name in lights after welcoming director Danny Boyle and cast from the upcoming Trainspotting 2 to film on one of its sites in Edinburgh.
Around 30 crew members and half a dozen extras descended on the site at Wester Hailes where Lovell is building 87 houses and apartments in the second phase of a £17.3m new-build scheme for property and leisure management company Places for People.
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The film is the sequel to the 1990s cult hit and stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle and Ewan Bremner.
The scene shot on site involved actor Ewen Bremner’s hapless character of Spud working as a joiner alongside the site’s carpenters. Real-life Lovell project manager Andy Frew may also feature in the finished film – he was filmed “firing” Spud after he arrives late for work.
Lovell health and safety manager William Lindsay, who monitored health and safety on site during the filming, said: “The film crew were with us for about two hours for what will probably be only 30 seconds of footage in the finished film. The idea is that Spud has got his life together and is using his carpentry skills but then it all goes wrong, he turns up late, has words with the site manager and he’s fired.
“It was a brilliant experience. Danny Boyle was a really nice guy, he was happy to pose for pictures and talk to everyone.”
