10 Best Movie Sequels That Took Decades To Arrive - Ranked
4. T2 Trainspotting (2017)
The Previous Film: Trainspotting (1996)
Few people were clamouring for a sequel to Danny Boyle's Trainspotting - the first film was a brilliant standalone story, but it was never something that was commonly considered "franchiseable".
But fortunately, T2 Trainspotting isn't just a lazy rehash of its predecessor or a passable "more of the same" return to this world. Instead, it wisely explores what's happening to these characters now, 20 years after we last saw them; how the first film affected their lives, and how their lives have changed in the years since.
As a result, it feels completely fresh and different, but because the director and main ensemble cast remained the same, it's also got that signature Trainspotting flavour. Its crazy energy is infectious, which, in a movie that's largely about addiction, is another way of saying that it absolutely accomplished what it set out to do.