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James McAvoy Turns Scottish Hip-Hop Hoax Into Directing Debut
Original: A Scottish Hip-Hop Hoax Helped James McAvoy Find His Movie-Making Voice https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/movies/james-
James McAvoy is drawing attention with 'California Schemin'', his film about the real Scottish hip-hop hoax in which two rappers from Dundee faked American accents to win a record deal. The actor, who directed the project, says the story helped him find his voice as a filmmaker, according to a New York Times profile published this week.
Why now: A major New York Times feature on McAvoy's new film has just been published, prompting fresh discussion of the stranger-than-fiction story behind it.
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- A Scottish Hip-Hop Hoax Helped James McAvoy Find His Movie-Making Voice https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/movies/james-mcavoy-california-schemin.html # Movies # Music # Hoax · nyt_arts@robot.villas · 4
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