California Schemin': The true story of the Scottish rappers who fooled the industry

The tale of Silibil'n'Brains is the true story of a great lie.

James McAvoy says he’s faced ‘bias’ in industry over Scottish accent

James McAvoy says he’s faced ‘bias’ in industry over Scottish accent: ‘I’m no longer a person with infinite possibilities’ - Actor acknowledged that others had ‘suffered much worse’ from Hollywood ...

James McAvoy: ‘I’ve been “that Scottish person”, reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth’

He went from a Glasgow council estate to Hollywood fame. Now, in his directorial debut, the X-Men star is challenging stereotypes about his homeland via the remarkable tale of a real-life hip-hop hoax ...
Irish Central

Revealed how the Irish accent is perceived and why Northern Irish voices are misunderstood

Accent coach Alix Dunmore has lifted the lid on how different Irish and British accents are judged, from the friendliness of Geordie to the challenges of mastering Scottish and Scouse. She also warns ...

Inside the real story of Scots rappers who fooled world with fake accents – now James McAvoy’s made a movie about them

A SCOTS rapper, who faked an American accent to chase his hip hop dream, has revealed how James McAvoy praised him for ...

James McAvoy 'wanted to make a popcorn movie about people from council estates'

McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin' follows the bizarre but true story of a Scottish rap duo, who faked it 'till ...

"We have not learned from our history": The Testaments stars hope rage fuelled by show based on Atwood novel leads to change

There were times on the Canadian set of The Testaments when the co-stars of Scottish actress Lucy Halliday would try to throw ...

'I'm a Hollywood star but we need to hear more Scottish accents on screen'

Actor James McAvoy opened up about wanting to champion underrepresented voices as he appeared on The Claudia Winkleman Show ...

James McAvoy on directorial debut: 'I wanted to make a movie about people from council estates'

McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin' follows the bizarre but true story of a Scottish rap duo, who faked it 'till ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Crimson Desert's Kliff was originally so Scottish he was named after a MacBeth character, and his actor pushed Pearl Abyss to make him less "stoic"

Crimson Desert actor Alec Newman has discussed the process of putting together the story of protagonist Kliff with devs Pearl ...

Glasgow-born James McAvoy calls for more Scottish accents on screen

James McAvoy talked about wanting to champion underrepresented voices as he appeared on Claudia Winkleman's BBC show ...
NOLA.com

'Bordello chic' and a Scottish accent: This townhouse in Bywater is a renovated showplace

Less than two months before Hurricane Katrina blew through and made a mess of everything, Matt McShee purchased the circa 1903 Victorian side hall townhouse near the river in Bywater. Many of the ...