James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut ‘California Schemin’ Pre-Sells To Raft Of Buyers Including Studiocanal For UK; Filming To Begin Next Month In Scotland
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy‘s upcoming directorial debut California Schemin‘ has pre-sold to a raft of international buyers, including Studiocanal for the UK and Ireland.
Filming is being lined up for the end of October in Scotland. Bankside has also inked deals with Estonian Theatrical Distribution (Baltics), Beta (Bulgaria), HBO (Eastern Europe), MCF (Former Yugoslavia), Cinetel (Hungary), EFAR Films Distribution (India), Front Row (Middle East), NOS Lusomundo (Portugal) and Green Light (Ukraine).
Currently in pre-production, the film will chart the true story of two Scottish lads from Dundee who conned the international music industry by adopting American accents and pretending to be established Californian rap duo, Silibil N’ Brains.
Pic is based on Gavin Bain’s autobiography of the same name, which was later re-printed as Straight Outta Scotland. The story was later adapted into 2013 SXSW documentary The Great Hip Hop Hoax.
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