James McAvoy Dishes on Directing His First Film ‘California Schemin” | TIFF 2025

James McAvoy talks about directing his first film ‘California Schemin” while chatting alongside the rest of the cast Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, Lucy Halliday and Rebekah Murrell at THR’s TIFF suite at the 1 Hotel in Toronto. Plus, the cast reveal they had never seen the original documentary on the two fake Scottish rappers, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, prior to filming this movie.

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James McAvoy Dishes on Directing His First Film ‘California Schemin” | TIFF 2025

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11 thoughts on “James McAvoy Dishes on Directing His First Film ‘California Schemin” | TIFF 2025

  1. Even as an American with a heavy interest in music back in the day, this story passed me by… the controversy I remember is that of Milli Vanilli. Loving the energy of this cast! Congratulations on the directorial debut, James, I can’t wait to see #CaliforniaSchemin.

  2. THR’s blocking for these videos is so weird. It’s like they’re trying to put the interviewees as far apart as possible– and whoever gets stuck in the back seems pushed to the fringes of the conversation. Rebekah seems especially isolated and excluded here as a result. This would’ve made more sense when COVID protocols were in place, but it makes no sense now.

    BTW, love the bit as, gradually, Seamus, then Samuel and Lucy, look over at James when he’s asked about his “secret sauce.” You can sense they’re just waiting for him to say something ver naughty, and Samuel glances back at the interviewer waiting to see her reaction.

  3. IM MEETING JAMES MCAVOY IN A WEEK AT COMIC CON IM SO EXCITED HE’S MY FAVORITE ACTOR (now director 😉) EVER!!!!!!

    1. Did you meet him?How did it go? Oh,i want so much a DVD from Sirano..I am Greek ,and couldn’ t travel to London in 2020..

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