The "proud Glaswegian" is bringing the U.K. premiere of the movie, based on the true story of a Scottish rap duo posing as Californian hip hop artists, to the Scottish festival in March. By Georg ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "California Schemin" (Photo courtesy of TIFF) “One song. One chance. The right people are listening.” You would be forgiven if you ...

This year's Toronto International Film Festival is full of prominent actors making their directorial debuts, from Scarlett Johansson to Euphoria's Maude Apatow. Among this class is James McAvoy, who ...

The film about two aspiring Scottish musicians who reinvent themselves as California rappers is expected to be released later this year. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast The film, which ...

There are some true stories so absurd, they’re practically begging for a movie. However, when they do make it to the screen, they don't stand out for their outrageous punchline, but rather what they ...

James McAvoy can’t point to a single director whose example he followed with his directorial debut “California Schemin‘.” Rather, it’s been more than a quarter-century of watching various directors ...

If there is one thing film festivals are great for, it's showcasing the work of new directors. Often, such as Scarlett Johansson's recent directorial debut Eleanor the Great, it is major stars usually ...

Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross were "cooked" filming their performance scenes over and over again for California Schemin'. In the biographical comedy-drama, directed by James McAvoy, the ...

Check out this very first trailer for James McAvoy’s feature directorial debut, California Schemin which is set to land on screens in the spring. Based on the true story, the film follows aspiring ...

James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin' has just released a first trailer, looking into the incredible real-life story of one of the music industry's most entertaining hoaxes. In 2003, ...

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James McAvoy was attacked by a stranger in a Toronto bar on Monday, Sept. 8, while he was in town for his directorial debut California Schemin'. The actor, 46, and his wife Lisa Liberati attended the ...