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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.
