Scottish author Irvine Welsh in Canada for cameo in 'Ecstasy' film
Get ready for what acclaimed Scottish author Irvine Welsh calls ''one of the first modern-age, chemical-generation rom-coms.''
And the man directing the film in question is Canadian Rob Heydon, who is adapting Welsh's ''Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance'' for the big screen.
The movie, simply called ''Ecstasy,'' is expected to come out in 2011 and will star Scottish actor Adam Sinclair and Vancouver-born Kristin Kreuk of ''Smallville'' fame.
Welsh, whose numerous literary credits include ''Trainspotting'' and ''The Acid House,'' says ''loads of kids'' will identify with the film about a woman who leaves her husband and throws herself into the rave scene of the 1990s.
''They'll relate to that much more than kind of being spoon-fed 'Sex in the City' stuff about grandmothers shagging middle-aged executives, or the 'Desperate Housewives' thing,'' Welsh said in an interview Tuesday evening from Sault Ste. Marie, where he had just filmed a cameo for the film.
Welsh is predicting big things for Sinclair.
''I was pretty much blown away today because he's just very charismatic on screen,'' Welsh said.
''He's got that kind of film-star George Clooney-esque sort of thing going on. He looks like a kind of movie star. I'm convinced that Adam's stock will definitely rise because of this.''
That's without mentioning the sizzle Welsh said he felt between Sinclair and Kreuk as filming began this week.
''There's a chemistry between them. It's just very, very electric. You can't really fake that. That chemistry is either there or it isn't.
''These are two very charismatic stars who are really burning up the screen together and I think it will capture the imagination.''
Other cast members include Toronto native Dean McDermott, who is married to Tori Spelling and whose credits include ''Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood,'' a reality TV show, and ''Due South.''
Part of ''Ecstasy'' will be shot in Toronto, while much of it will be filmed in Scotland.
Fortunately for Heydon, Welsh believes in artistic licence for those who adapt his words for the big screen.
The two men first met several years ago and the Canadian immediately expressed an interest in turning it into a movie.
His perseverance is finally paying off.
''I think Rob and his team of writers have done a much better adaptation of 'Ecstasy' for the screen than I could because I'm too lost in it as a book,'' said the 52-year-old Welsh who now calls Chicago home.
''He's sold me his vision and I'm very much a cheerleader, a supporter.''
Heydon, 40, won a Juno for best video in 2001 for ''Alive'' by Edwin.
The Toronto native has directed more than 100 commercials and music videos and was involved in ''Go Further,'' a 2003 film documentary starring Woody Harrelson and other environmental activists.
An interview with Welsh just begs for a question about ''Trainspotting,'' his seminal 1993 book about heroin addicts in Scotland that was later turned into a stunningly successful film starring Ewan McGregor.
Yes, Welsh is writing another book where readers can learn more about the ups and downs of such spellbinding characters as Begbie, Sick Boy, Spud and Renton.
''I've tried to make it a prequel but almost also like an alternative version of ''Trainspotting'' in a way,'' Welsh said.
''It's very much a looking-back-on-the-80s type of book.''<
It will also feature a cameo appearance by Bruce Robertson, the depraved Scottish police officer who helped make Welsh's ''Filth'' such a compelling read.
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And the man directing the film in question is Canadian Rob Heydon, who is adapting Welsh's ''Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance'' for the big screen.
The movie, simply called ''Ecstasy,'' is expected to come out in 2011 and will star Scottish actor Adam Sinclair and Vancouver-born Kristin Kreuk of ''Smallville'' fame.
Welsh, whose numerous literary credits include ''Trainspotting'' and ''The Acid House,'' says ''loads of kids'' will identify with the film about a woman who leaves her husband and throws herself into the rave scene of the 1990s.
''They'll relate to that much more than kind of being spoon-fed 'Sex in the City' stuff about grandmothers shagging middle-aged executives, or the 'Desperate Housewives' thing,'' Welsh said in an interview Tuesday evening from Sault Ste. Marie, where he had just filmed a cameo for the film.
Welsh is predicting big things for Sinclair.
''I was pretty much blown away today because he's just very charismatic on screen,'' Welsh said.
''He's got that kind of film-star George Clooney-esque sort of thing going on. He looks like a kind of movie star. I'm convinced that Adam's stock will definitely rise because of this.''
That's without mentioning the sizzle Welsh said he felt between Sinclair and Kreuk as filming began this week.
''There's a chemistry between them. It's just very, very electric. You can't really fake that. That chemistry is either there or it isn't.
''These are two very charismatic stars who are really burning up the screen together and I think it will capture the imagination.''
Other cast members include Toronto native Dean McDermott, who is married to Tori Spelling and whose credits include ''Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood,'' a reality TV show, and ''Due South.''
Part of ''Ecstasy'' will be shot in Toronto, while much of it will be filmed in Scotland.
Fortunately for Heydon, Welsh believes in artistic licence for those who adapt his words for the big screen.
The two men first met several years ago and the Canadian immediately expressed an interest in turning it into a movie.
His perseverance is finally paying off.
''I think Rob and his team of writers have done a much better adaptation of 'Ecstasy' for the screen than I could because I'm too lost in it as a book,'' said the 52-year-old Welsh who now calls Chicago home.
''He's sold me his vision and I'm very much a cheerleader, a supporter.''
Heydon, 40, won a Juno for best video in 2001 for ''Alive'' by Edwin.
The Toronto native has directed more than 100 commercials and music videos and was involved in ''Go Further,'' a 2003 film documentary starring Woody Harrelson and other environmental activists.
An interview with Welsh just begs for a question about ''Trainspotting,'' his seminal 1993 book about heroin addicts in Scotland that was later turned into a stunningly successful film starring Ewan McGregor.
Yes, Welsh is writing another book where readers can learn more about the ups and downs of such spellbinding characters as Begbie, Sick Boy, Spud and Renton.
''I've tried to make it a prequel but almost also like an alternative version of ''Trainspotting'' in a way,'' Welsh said.
''It's very much a looking-back-on-the-80s type of book.''<
It will also feature a cameo appearance by Bruce Robertson, the depraved Scottish police officer who helped make Welsh's ''Filth'' such a compelling read.
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