California Schemin': The true story of the Scottish rappers who fooled the industry

California Schemin': The true story of the Scottish rappers who fooled the industry

Dismissed over their Dundee accents, rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvented themselves as US hip-hop talent. James McAvoy's directorial debut tells their story.

California Schemin’ review: Scottish hip-hop hoax biopic flows beautifully

Gavin Bain (Séamus McLean Ross) and Billy Boyd (Samuel ­Bottomley) are bedroom MCs who dream of escaping drab ­Dundee and landing a record deal. When they get turned away from an audition in London they realise that, in the era of Eminem and D12, their Scottish brogues are doing them a disservice.

California Schemin' Red Carpet Interviews: James McAvoy & his brilliant cast on his debut film as director

The Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square was the setting for the UK Premiere of California Schemin’ — the electrifying directorial debut of James McAvoy. The film stars Séamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley as two lifelong friends who reinvent themselves as Californian hip hop artists in a gloriously audacious bid for fame, with Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell, and McAvoy himself rounding out the ensemble cast. California Schemin’ will be released in…

'California Schemin' review: Hip hop hoax biopic is an absolute treat

This audacious true tale of two Scottish rappers trying to make it big is a brilliant directorial debut for James McAvoy.