James McAvoy

James McAvoy's feature directorial debut 'California Schemin’', in which he stars, will open in theaters on October 2 in New York City and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide on October 9. Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios is handling distribution. The film adapts Gavin Bain’s autobiography about two Scottish musicians who reinvent themselves as American rappers.

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James McAvoy has made his directorial debut with the music biopic California Schemin’, which hit UK cinemas on April 10. The film recounts the true story of Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain, who posed as Americans under the name Silibil N’ Brains to succeed in the music industry. It stars Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross in the lead roles.