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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.
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.
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 ...
John Hodge was born in 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Trainspotting (1996), T2 Trainspotting (2017) and Shallow Grave (1994).
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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.
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...
Jun 20, 2018 · Born in 1964, John Hodge is a British screenwriter and dramatist best known for his big screen adaptation of the novel Trainspotting (1996) by Irvine Welsh. The film became a cult classic and as well as winning the 1995 BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay it was also nominated for the 1996 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
