The Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square was the setting for the UK Premiere of California Schemin’ — the electrifying directorial debut of James McAvoy. The film stars Séamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley as two lifelong friends who reinvent themselves as Californian hip hop artists in a gloriously audacious bid for fame, with Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell, and McAvoy himself rounding out the ensemble cast.
California Schemin’ will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 10 April 2026. Colin Hart and Abigail Shii were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
California Schemin’ Red Carpet Interviews
Plot:
Lifelong friends Gavin (Séamus McLean Ross) and Billy (Samuel Bottomley) are two aspiring Scottish MCs with one outrageous plan: reinvent themselves as Californian hip hop artists and ride the illusion all the way to a record deal. As the spotlight grows hotter and the deception deepens, they discover that success built on fiction comes at a dangerous emotional price — threatening both their futures and the friendship at the heart of it all.
