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Glasgow Times
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
James McAvoy film shot in Glasgow to premiere at festival
The film, which saw the Drumchapel-born actor make his directorial debut, will have a special presentation at the 50th edition of the festival. It is set to take place from September 4 to 14 this year but the exact date of California Schemin's premiere has not been revealed. The full schedule will be released on August 12. READ NEXT: East End deli to open new cafe next week James McAvoy pictured on the set of California Schemin' (Image: Gordon Terris) Announcing the news on Instgram, McAvoy wrote: "A huge thank you to our phenomenal cast, tireless crew, producers, and every single person who poured their talent into this." He spent weeks in Glasgow filming the movie last year. Based on a true story, California Schemin' centres around Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd who are fed up of London record producers not taking Scottish rap seriously and dismissing them as "rapping Proclaimers". Better known as Silibil N' Brains, the duo soon embark on a remarkable journey rapping alongside Eminem, partying backstage with Madonna and being tipped as among the next generation of rising stars. READ NEXT: Fashion and homeware brand closes city centre store James McAvoy filming at The Barras on November 12, 2024 (Image: Gordon Terris)Filming for the movie took place in Glasgow in November last year at locations including the Barras Market, Queen Street train station, Glasgow Green, Park Circus and Maryhill with McAvoy pictured at various locations around the city. A free noughties-themed gig also took at the Barrowlands Ballroom as part of filming. (Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)
See - Sada Elbalad
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Toronto Film Festival Adds Angelina Jolie's "Couture", "Good Fortune", "Christy", More
Yara Sameh It's a big news week for the 50th Toronto International Film Festival starting with announcement of their full Galas and Special Presentations section including world premieres of Aziz Ansari's Lionsgate Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen comedy "Good Fortune," Maude Apatow's feature directorial debut "Poetic License," Isabel Coixet's "Three Goodbyes," James McAvoy's feature directorial debut "California Schemin'," Succession star Brian Cox's feature directorial debut "Glenrothan," Romain Gavras' "Sacrifice," David Michôd's "Christy," Yeon Sang-ho's "The Ugly," James Vanderbilt's "Nuremberg," and Alice Winocour's "Couture," as well as movies from Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant. Before "Waiting for Godot" begins its Broadway run on September 13, both Bill and Ted will be in TIFF; Keanu Reeves starring in "Good Fortune" and Alex Winter with the world premiere of his Adulthood. "Good Fortune," which first dropped a trailer at CinemaCon 2024, follows an angel named Gabriel, played by Reeves, who meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Seth Rogen). "Poetic License" stars Method Man, Nico Parker, Andrew Barth Feldman, Cooper Hoffman, Maisy Stella and Leslie Mann. The movie follows Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, as she becomes the unexpected point of tension between two inseparable best friends and college seniors, Sam and Ari. Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys' friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection. Sony Pictures Classics' "Nuremberg" chronicles the true story of the eponymous post-WWII trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. The pic centers on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes. He finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Hitler's right-hand man. Michôd's "Christy" stars Sydney Sweeney as 1990s female boxer Christy Martin. Merritt Weaver, Ben Foster, and Katy O'Brian also star. Winocour's "Couture" stars Angelina Jolie as an American filmmaker who arrives in Paris for Fashion Week on a life-and-death journey, facing challenges and self-discovery. Jolie was at TIFF last year with the world premiere of "Without Blood," which she directed. The Oscar winner was also lauded at TIFF's awards gala. McAvoy's "California Schemin" tells the story of two Scottish lads from Dundee who conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled. "Glenrothan" also stars its director Cox, as well as Alan Cumming, Alexandra Shipp, and Shirley Henderson in a tale about two brothers, who following a violent exchange with their father on the day of their mother's funeral, sees the younger of the two leaving their Highland home for America. After forty years they reunite in the land of their birth. Rachel Lee Goldenberg's world premiere of 20th Century Studios' "Swiped" is inspired by the real-life story of the visionary founder of online dating platform Bumble. It introduces recent college grad Whitney Wolfe (Lily James) as she uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry, launching an innovative, globally lauded dating app – two, actually, and paving the way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire. The movie was written by Bill Parker, Rachel Lee Goldenberg, and Kim Caramele. It also stars Jackson White, Myha'la, Ben Schnetzer, Pierson Fodé, Clea DuVall, Pedro Correa, Ian Colleti, Coral Peña, and Dan Stevens. The movie is produced by Jennifer Gibgot, Andrew Panay and James. It premieres on Hulu on September 19. "Train to Busan" filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho's new movie, the mystery thriller, "The Ugly," centers around a man's investigation into his long-lost mother's death. In a full reveal that other big fall and awards season movies are world premiering elsewhere, TIFF announced that Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, is getting a North American premiere as well as Dwayne Johnson's movie "The Smashing Machine" from Benny Safdie and starring the former WWE wrestler as mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr. Meanwhile, Edward Berger's Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton psychological drama thriller, "Ballad of a Small Player," is making its Canadian premiere at TIFF. It follows a high stakes gambler who is laying low in Macau whose past and debts start to catch up with him. He encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. In addition, the closing night movie is "Peak Everything" from Canadian director Anne Émond playing on the last night of the fest on Saturday, September 13. TIFF, presented by Rogers, takes place September 4–14. The festival invited movies from 30 countries. 2025 Galas (in alphabetical order): *previously announced *A Private Life | Rebecca Zlotowski | France North American Premiere Adulthood | Alex Winter | USA World Premiere Driver's Ed | Bobby Farrelly | USA World Premiere Eleanor the Great | Scarlett Johansson | USA North American Premiere Eternity | David Freyne | USA World Premiere Fuze | David Mackenzie | United Kingdom World Premiere Glenrothan | Brian Cox | United Kingdom World Premiere Good Fortune | Aziz Ansari | USA World Premiere *Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | United Kingdom Canadian Premiere *Homebound | Neeraj Ghaywan | India North American Premiere *John Candy: I Like Me | Colin Hanks | USA World Premiere Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery | Ally Pankiw | Canada World Premiere | USA Nuremberg | James Vanderbilt | USA World Premiere Palestine 36 | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine/United Kingdom/France/Denmark/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Jordan World Premiere Peak Everything | Anne Émond | Canada | Closing Night Gala Toronto Premiere *Roofman | Derek Cianfrance | USA World Premiere *She Has No Name | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Hong Kong/China North American Premiere Sholay | Ramesh Sippy | India | 50th Anniversary Restoration North American Premiere Swiped | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | USA World Premiere *The Choral | Nicholas Hytner | United Kingdom World Premiere Two Pianos | Arnaud Desplechin | France World Premiere 2025 Special Presentations (in alphabetical order): *previously announced A Pale View of Hills | Kei Ishikawa | Japan/United Kingdom/Poland North American Premiere A Poet | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia/Germany/Sweden North American Premiere Bad Apples | Jonatan Etzler | United Kingdom World Premiere Ballad of a Small Player | Edward Berger | United Kingdom Canadian Premiere California Schemin' | James McAvoy | United Kingdom/USA World Premiere Calle Malaga | Maryam Touzani | Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium North American Premiere Charlie Harper | Tom Dean, Mac Eldridge | USA World Premiere Christy | David Michôd | USA World Premiere Couture | Alice Winocour | USA/France World Premiere Dead Man's Wire | Gus Van Sant | USA North American Premiere Degrassi: Whatever It Takes | Lisa Rideout | Canada World Premiere Easy's Waltz | Nic Pizzolatto | USA World Premiere EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert | Baz Luhrmann | Australia/USA World Premiere Eternal Return | Yaniv Raz | United Kingdom/USA World Premiere Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | USA North American Premiere *Franz | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic/Germany/Poland World Premiere *Good News | Byun Sung-hyun | South Korea World Premiere *Hedda | Nia DaCosta | USA World Premiere If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Mary Bronstein | USA Canadian Premiere It Was Just an Accident | Jafar Panahi | Iran/France/Luxembourg Canadian Premiere It Would Be Night in Caracas | Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás | Mexico World Premiere Kokuho | Lee Sang-il | Japan North American Premiere Ky Nam Inn | Leon Le | Vietnam World Premiere Lovely Day | Philippe Falardeau | Canada World Premiere Meadowlarks | Tasha Hubbard | Canada World Premiere *Mile End Kicks | Chandler Levack | Canada World Premiere Monkey in a Cage | Anurag Kashyap | India World Premiere Nouvelle Vague | Richard Linklater | France Canadian Premiere Poetic License | Maude Apatow | USA World Premiere Primavera | Damiano Michieletto | Italy/France World Premiere Project Y | Lee Hwan | South Korea World Premiere *Rental Family | HIKARI | USA/Japan World Premiere Rose of Nevada | Mark Jenkin | United Kingdom North American Premiere Sacrifice | Romain Gavras | United Kingdom/Greece World Premiere Scarlet | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan North American Premiere Sentimental Value | Joachim Trier | Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden/United Kingdom Canadian Premiere Silent Friend | Ildikó Enyedi | Germany/Hungary/France North American Premiere Sirāt | Óliver Laxe | France/Spain North American Premiere Sound of Falling | Mascha Schilinski | Germany North American Premiere *Steal Away | Clement Virgo | Canada/Belgium World Premiere *The Captive | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain/Italy World Premiere *The Christophers | Steven Soderbergh | United Kingdom World Premiere *The Lost Bus | Paul Greengrass | USA World Premiere The Secret Agent | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany Canadian Premiere The Smashing Machine | Benny Safdie | USA North American Premiere The Testament of Ann Lee | Mona Fastvold | UK North American Premiere | Presented in 70mm The Ugly | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea World Premiere Three Goodbyes | Isabel Coixet | Italy/Spain World Premiere Train Dreams | Clint Bentley | USA International Premiere Tuner | Daniel Roher | USA Canadian Premiere Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) | Zacharias Kunuk | Canada North American Premiere *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Rian Johnson | USA World Premiere You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution… | Nick Davis | USA World Premiere 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Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Hollywood A-lister includes X-rated chant by Glasgow music fans in new movie
The X-Men star told of his pride in the Glasgow crowd who shouted 'Here we, here we, here we f* go!' during a gig scene XXX-MEN Hollywood A-lister includes X-rated chant by Glasgow music fans in new movie JAMES McAvoy has revealed he has included an X-rated chant by 2,000 music fans in his debut movie as a director. The X-Men star told of his pride in the Glasgow crowd who shouted 'Here we, here we, here we f* go!' during a gig scene at the city's famous Barrowland venue. 2 2 The famouse Barrowlands Ballroom music venue in Glasgow. Credit: Getty McAvoy, 46, has been shooting the true story of students Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who fooled top music bosses into believing they were US rappers. The California Schemin' director said: 'We basically put on a gig and the guys in the movie performed as if they were doing a gig. 'Glasgow showed up, we didn't pay them, and gave us a real, big movie ending. They gave everything, it was amazing, I felt so proud.' McAvoy told the Liverpool Comic Con convention: 'There's a thing people in Glasgow do when they go to a gig, they shout, 'Here we, here we, here we f* go!'. So we have Glasgow in the film doing that.' Bain and Boyd, played by Séamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley, reinvented themselves as hip-hop act Silibil N' Brains after being mocked for their Scottish accents at a US audition. They then landed a record deal, appeared on MTV and supported Eminem.
The Courier
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
5 films shot in Tayside, Fife and Stirling that are set to be released
Hollywood has come to Tayside, Fife and Stirling over recent months to shoot a series of films. Crews have descended on the region for a number of upcoming major productions. Stars including James McAvoy, Christoph Waltz, Brian Cox and Alan Cumming are involved in the new releases. Similar film and TV projects have brought millions of pounds to the area in the last year. The Courier has taken a look at films recently shot in Tayside, Fife and Stirling that are set to be released in the near future. Hollywood star James McAvoy was in Dundee in November as the Hilltown offered a backdrop for his upcoming movie California Schemin'. The film tells the true story of two Dundee students who pretended to be American rappers to get a record deal. Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who called themselves Silibil N' Brains, went on to support Eminem and his group D12 before their hoax was uncovered. Filming took place on Dudhope Street and Hilltown before moving inside the Hilltown Court multi – with actors seen hanging out a window. Scenes were also filmed in the streets outside Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United. Although it is still to be confirmed how the movie will be released, Bankside Films says it will be introducing the title to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Film crews descended on St Andrews in October to shoot scenes for an upcoming adaptation of Jay Parini's 'novelised memoir' Borges and Me Crews were spotted on the town's Hope Street shooting scenes using classic cars and on West Sands Beach, where they filmed horses galloping along the sand. The movie, starring Fionn Whitehead, Luis Gnecco and Alan Cumming, follows Parini's journey chauffeuring blind Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges through Scotland in 1970. Borges and Me also filmed on location in Gartmore in Stirlingshire. A release date for the film has not been announced. Filming for the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein was rumoured to have taken place in Arbroath in September. Production vans and staff were spotted in the grounds of Hospitalfield House. The film is set to star two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz, who was spotted walking around Dundee city centre the same week. Guillermo del Toro is directing the production while Dune and Star Wars actor Oscar Issac is taking on the role of Victor Frankenstein. Meanwhile, Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is playing his monster. Frankenstein is set to be released on Netflix in November. Brian Cox and Alan Cumming were in Gartmore in Stirlingshire in September as filming began for the Dundee actor's directoral debut. Glenrothan, set in a fictional town of the same name, follows the story of two brothers – played by Cox and Cumming – who must reunite to save their family's distillery. The Dundonian and Perthshire actors also spent time in the nearby village of Kippen. Cox, renowned for playing media mogul Logan Roy in Succession, has been developing the film with Scottish writer David Ashton. A release date is yet to be announced. American model and actress Caprice Bourret filmed scenes for her new Christmas movie in Perthshire. The former supermodel visited Aberfeldy and Pitlochry to shoot The Scottish Christmas Secret. Film crews transformed The Watermill bookshop and cafe in Aberfeldy into a festive movie set, while an estate house in Pitlochry was also used. The movie stars Caprice as book publisher Tiffany, who must travel to Scotland after the disappearance of reclusive author Nathan McAllister. Perthshire jewellery designer Sophie McGown spoke to The Courier about her surprise role in the festive flick. The film is expected to be released later this year.
South China Morning Post
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who is James McAvoy's creative wife, Lisa Liberati? M. Night Shyamalan's ex-assistant designs clothes worn by Jessica Chastain and Amy Poehler – she met the X-Men actor on the set of Split
James McAvoy was spotted filming in his hometown of Glasgow by delighted locals last December. Except this time, he's not just in front of the camera, but behind it too. California Schemin' is the His Dark Materials actor's directorial debut and centres on a real-life Scottish hip-hop duo. The film is now in post-production. James McAvoy meets a Glasgow compatriot after filming in the city. Photo: @brazenhead1888/Instagram Thanks to an unusually candid interview, with The Guardian in 2022, we know that the Filth actor , 45, also spends a large portion of his time in the US, because his wife, Lisa Liberati, is American. Advertisement [Philadelphia] is like a second home for me,' he told the newspaper, referring to Liberati's home city before reportedly clamming up on that subject 'for fear of creating tabloid fodder'. McAvoy clearly likes to keep his private life private. Nationality aside, what else do we know about Lisa Liberati? She co-founded a fashion brand Encommún founders Deborah Artaza Barton (left) and Lisa Liberati. Photo: @lisalibs/Instagram Along with friend and business partner Deborah Artaza Barton, who grew up in Buenos Aires, Liberati, 45, co-founded Encommún in 2022. According to the brand's blurb, Encommún is a conceptual womenswear capsule line 'created in conversation with art and the world'. Lisa Liberati. Photo: @encommunofficial/Instagram The pair say they envisage the brand's fans treating their clothes 'as if building an art collection', one piece at a time. 'Fast fashion trends can be fleeting,' Liberati told Fashion Week Daily, 'but at Encommún, we focus on creating timeless staples that transcend seasonal trends.' 'We are striving for our Encommún girl to connect with our pieces and have them forever,' she explained to 33 Magazine.
