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Would have been perfect...

posted 8 years ago by Navihawk
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...in Trainspotting. I'm not very familiar with his other work, but I just watched Trainspotting again recently, and it occurs to me that, based on his performance as Cassidy in "Preacher" (not as a vampire, of course, but with his demeanor and his accent -- and yes, I know Cassidy is Irish and the movie took place in Scotland), he would have fit right in with the rest of the characters in the movie. Just an observation...

[–] oslavoski 8 years ago

He definitely would have been. Too bad he wasn't cast for it

[–] kadajawi 8 years ago

He was 11 when they made Trainspotting. Unless you're talking about the sequel.

But yeah, he would have fit in, if he were older...

[–] Quest_Shield 7 years ago

The actor is English and played a Scotsman in Lockout so yeah he'd be good in that anarchic role. His Irish accent is impressive, though not a Dublin accent, more Cork if anything. I'll let him away with it though.