NEWS: Film Production for Irvine Welsh\'s Ecstasy in Agony

Scots actors originally attached to the film - such as The Lord Of The Rings star Billy Boyd and Still Game's Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill - now say they have other commitments.

The Scottish crew initially hired to work on the film appear to have been dismissed with the North American team accusing their counterparts of attempting to "destroy" and "discredit" the project. The Scots are claiming thousands of pounds in unpaid wages for pre-production labour.

Rob Heydon, the Canada-based director, co-writer and co-producer of the £6.5m budget film, told Scotland on Sunday: "We have replaced our PM (production manager) and line producer. They are obviously very bitter about it."