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James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut ‘California Schemin’, About Con Artist Rappers, Sets Cast & Heads To Cannes Market With Bankside
McAvoy will star with Samuel Bottomley (How To Have Sex) and
EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy ‘s directorial debut, which we revealed last fall, has set lead cast and is heading to the Cannes market with Bankside and UTA Independent Film Group. In the late 90’s, Gavin Bain (McLean Ross) and Billy Boyd (Bottomley) had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the ‘wrong’ accents so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. Archie Thomson’s rich adaptation of this remarkable story captivated me and will appeal to audiences worldwide, and Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McClean Ross are a very special couple of young actors who possess all of these attributes and more.
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