Here is an excerpt from the 150th issue of Total Film magazine that was on stands in December 2008. “The brightest British young hopefuls” recreated some of the most recognizable characters of the past few decades.

Dev Patel

… is Renton from ‘Trainspotting’ (1996)

Patel has just won a British Independent Film Award for his role in Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Another TV star breaking out, the 18-year-old former ‘Skins’ star, who has just appeared on the Letterman show in the US, says “I’m kind of like a sponge at the moment; I haven’t had any formal training, but I’m up for taking on anything!”