California Schemin'

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 was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 10 April 2026, and will be released in the United States on 9 October 2026.