James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut About Hip Hop Hoax Sells to Studiocanal for U.K.

The motion picture is based on real story of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, two friends from Dundee, Scotland, who cheated the music market by making use of American accents and pretending to be a Californian rap duo called Silibil N’ Brains. The job is based on Bain’s memoir of the same name, which was re-printed under the title Straight Outta Scotland. The duo’s tale was formerly told in the 2013 documentary The Great Hip Jump Hoax.

The firm, which is continuing to sell the title at Toronto and AFM, has additionally gotten to take care of HBO for Eastern Europe, Estonian Theatrical Distribution for the Baltics, Beta for Bulgaria, MCF for the former Yugoslavia, Cinetel for Hungary, Thumbs-up for Ukraine, NOS Lusomundo for Portugal, EFAR Films Circulation for India, and Front Row for the Middle East.

McAvoy will certainly not only straight however additionally have a supporting role. Séamus McLean Ross (Outlander: Blood of My Blood) and Samuel Bottomley (Exactly How to Have Sex) are established for the lead functions. Archie Thomson (Deep State 2) and Elaine Gracie (Charming Getaway) was in charge of adapting the movie script

The movie, currently in pre-production, is being looked at for an October production start in Scotland. Ransom Money Movies’ Man J. Louthan (The Call) and Homefront Productions’ Danny Web page work as manufacturers. Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Environment-friendly are executive manufacturers for Bankside Movies.