''California Schemin is an upcoming British musical biopic film directed by

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Synopsis

The film tells the story of Silibil N' Brains, a rap duo who for three years pretended to be American in order to be taken seriously by the record industry and ended up touring with

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Cast

* Samuel Bottomley * Séamus McLean Ross *

Production

was reported to be directing a film about faux-Californian rap duo, Silibil N' Brains, otherwise known as Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd from

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in Scotland, in October 2023. The film is produced by Danny Page of Homefront Productions and Michael Mendelsohn of Patriot Pictures. It is based on Bain’s autobiography ''Straight Outta Scotland'' and adapted by Archie Thomson. Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross are set to play Boyd and Bain. McAvoy will also have a small role in the film. Bankside Films handled international pre-sales on the film in September 2024; among the buyers was

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, which bought the film for the U.K. and Ireland.

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began on 29 October 2024. Filming locations include

and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:California Schemin' Upcoming films British musical films Films set in Scotland Films shot in Scotland Biographical films about musicians 2020s British films