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EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy‘s characteristic directorial debut, successful which he besides stars, California Schemin‘, will arive successful theaters connected October 2 successful NYC and LA earlier expanding connected Oct. 9 done Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios.
Set successful nan precocious 1990s, nan Archie Thomson and Elaine Grace adapted pic is based connected Gavin Bain’s autobiography of nan aforesaid sanction (later reissued arsenic Straight Outta Scotland). Pic follows Bain and Billy Boyd, 2 aspiring musicians whose ambitions were dismissed because of their Scottish accents. Frustrated but determined, they reinvent themselves arsenic Californian rappers—re-recording their tracks pinch American accents and arriving successful London pinch a fabricated backstory that included ties to Eminem. Their bet pays off: a grounds deal, sizable advances, and moreover an quality connected MTV. But arsenic their floor plan rises, truthful do nan risks, and nan illusion proves progressively difficult to maintain. Pic besides stars Séamus McLean Ross (Outlander: Blood of My Blood), Samuel Bottomley (How To Have Sex) and Lucy Halliday (The Testaments).
The pic world premiered astatine TIFF past autumn and was released successful nan UK and Ireland connected April 10.
Bain’s autobiography was besides antecedently adapted into nan 2013 SXSW documentary The Great Hip Hop Hoax.
California Schemin’ is produced by Danny Page of Homefront Productions and Michael Mendelsohn of Patriot Pictures, alongside Paul Aniello and Simon Kay. The movie is produced pinch backing from The National Lottery done Screen Scotland and Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital connection is financing nan movie production. It is presented successful relation pinch Zertex Media and Pont Neuf Productions and produced successful relation pinch Blazing Griffin and Tartan Bridge Films.
“There’s thing brilliantly fitting astir bringing this existent communicative to America, considering that’s wherever nan boys claimed to beryllium from each along. At its heart, it’s a communicative astir reinvention, ambition, and identity, inspired by a emotion of American euphony and culture. We’re thrilled American audiences will beryllium getting nan chance to spot it connected nan large screen.” said McAvoy.
“We are thrilled to bring James McAvoy’s characteristic directorial debut to nan large surface with California Schemin’. Not only is this movie wildly entertaining, but James brings a clear, assured imagination down nan camera that audiences crossed nan state will link with. We’re excited for moviegoers to acquisition it successful theaters nationwide connected October 2,” said Yari, CEO of Magenta Light Studios.
