California Schemin'
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| Directed by | James McAvoy |
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| Based on | California Schemin': How Two Lads from Scotland Conned the Music Industry by Gavin Bain |
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| Cinematography | James Rhodes |
| Edited by | Joe Sawyer |
| Music by | Raffertie |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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| Language | English |
California Schemin' (stylized as California $chemin') is a 2025 musical biographical film directed by James McAvoy in his directorial debut. The film stars Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross as Scottish faux-American rap pairing Silibil N' Brains, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, and is based on Bain's 2010 memoir California Schemin': How Two Lads from Scotland Conned the Music Industry.
California Schemin premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 10 April 2026.