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Does Danny Boyle think a film on Donald Trump is worth his efforts?

Amy Croffey

THE GOSS

He's not afraid to tackle the harsh realities of life or make political statements, but does Danny Boyle think a film on US President Donald Trump is worth his efforts?

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"It will be very interesting to see how his time emerges in culture. That will start to emerge quite soon," the Oscar-winning director told Fairfax Media from the orange carpet of the Sydney premiere of T2 Trainspotting this week.

When asked if he thinks the resistance to President No.45 and his cabinet might prevent a radical change from happening, Boyle said he felt it was unlikely.

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"I would say the culture looks like it's definitely about to change. The break that there is on individual leaders, he just appears to be ignoring as much as he can.

"I mean I think there is a break on individual leadership, preventing dictatorship-type behaviour, but he's inclined that way clearly."

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Not ruling out any future projects about the controversial world leader, Boyle said "we'll see" when pressed, but laughed off the possibility of a Steve Jobs-type biopic. 

"Aaron Sorkin [the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network, mastermind behind The West Wing and outspoken adversary of Trump] would be very interested in turning his attention to Donald Trump – that would be a combo I would go to watch," he laughed.

While he's on the fence about the former reality television star, Sydney as a backdrop might be in the pipeline. Looking around him at the scrim of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the St George OpenAir Cinema at Mrs Macquaries Point, he laughed: "Coming here for a year to make a film would not feel like a sentence."

More than 2000 people turned out for the premiere and when Boyle finished with his media responsibilities he took the chance to mingle and take selfies with fans.

He said he felt "relieved" that the highly-anticipated sequel has been positively received so far.

"If you don't make a good job of it, [the fans] will kill you and rightly so. It's not just any old film," he said. "There was a relief, when the common reaction of people was: 'It's OK'."

Colin Fassnidge and wife Jane at the T2 Trainspotting premiere in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images.

My Kitchen Rules' Colin Fassnidge and his wife, Jane, took a well-earned night off from their newly-refurbished Surry Hills haunt, 4Fourteen, to check out Boyle's latest offering.

"I grew up with Trainspotting," Fassnidge said. "I went to school in inner-city Dublin, so it was very similar to that and the actual heroin epidemic was massive where I grew up. It wasn't as rough as Trainspotting though, but it was like that."

The pair were on a belated Valentine's date. 

"You could call it that," Jane laughed, looking her husband's way.

Fassnidge explained: "We had to work in the restaurant on Valentine's night. It's been really busy."

Ben Mingay at the Sydney premiere of T2 Trainspotting. Photo: Getty Images.

One-quarter of the Burgess brothers, Tom, who is originally from West Yorkshire, was another longtime Trainspotting fan.

"It's a very iconic film back where I am from and Danny Boyle is a legend," the South Sydney Rabbitohs player said.

The burgeoning Burgess family grew by one last month when Sam Burgess and wife Phoebe welcomed a baby girl, Poppy, and Tom said he's "loving" the expanding family.

"Luke [Burgess] is away living in France at the moment and he's got his little daughter, Grace, with him and I was missing out on the uncle duties there, so it's great that Sam has Poppy now and I can go around and hold her.

"She is doing really well. I love it when she does her tummy time. She's really getting strong," he added.

Meanwhile, Tom's identical twin brother George is expecting his first child with wife, Joanna.

"George's is not far off as well, so it's all very exciting. We are very family orientated," Tom added.

Asked if he was feeling broody himself, he quipped: "I need to get a girlfriend first."

T2 Trainspotting in cinemas February 23.

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