California Schemin' is a true life story about Silibil N' Brains, the Scots born rap duo who pretended to be from the US and duped the music industry in their hopes to become global superstars.

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The Filth star has stepped behind the camera for the first time to tell the true story of Silibil N' Brains, who hid their ...

California Schemin' will tell the story of Silibil N' Brains, a rap duo who pretended to be American in order to be taken seriously by the record industry. The pair managed to keep up the lie for ...

Glasgow actor James McAvoy will make his directorial debut with a film based on two hoax rappers from Dundee. James McAvoy is in Glasgow to begin filming his directorial debut. The new ...

Jon Burgerman, who created the artwork, and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson, who animated it, talk about bringing the characters of Silibil n’ Brains to life. It was a great joy to draw the ...

Glasgow-born star McAvoy will take on a supporting role in the movie, which will be led by BAFTA-nominated actor Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross, whose credits include TV thriller Payback, ...