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John Hodge (born 1964) is a Scottish screenwriter and dramatist from Glasgow, who adapted Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting into the script for the film of the same title. His first play Collaborators won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Jan 21, 2023 · Far from a jaded Hollywood veteran, John is a man who speaks with admirable modesty, and whose tangents are peppered with pearls of wisdom. His success, he tells me, is the product of luck and perseverance: “You write things and get lucky, but luck is kind of difficult to come by.” John’s interest in writing began while he was ...
Oct 24, 2022 · John Hodge is an Academy Award nominated screenwriter known for Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Trance and The Ipcress File. I spoke with John about writing his first script, collaborating with Danny Boyle, his process for developing characters, Trainspotting 2, and advice for aspiring screenwriters. Your background is in medicine.
Hodge, a qualified doctor turned screenwriter, freely admits that, 20 years ago, he never even considered there would be another Trainspotting film. “In those days, especially in Britain, you...
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John Hodge (born 1964) is a Scottish screenwriter and dramatist, who adapted Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting into the script for the film of the same title. His first play Collaborators won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
John Hodge, BAFTA-winning screenwriter of Trainspotting, The Beach and The Program, meets BAFTA-nominated writer Nat Luurtsema and offers his advice on creat...
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Mar 15, 2018 · The director and his “Trainspotting” screenwriter John Hodge cracked a story idea for Bond 25 that franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli enjoyed, but Boyle won’t be made...
