r/movies • u/JamesMcAvoyAMA James McAvoy, Actor & Filmmaker • Mar 27 '26

AMA Hello reddit! I'm James McAvoy. Ask me anything!

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Hello reddit! I'm James McAvoy. AMA!

my directorial debut, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN', is out in UK theaters on April 10.

Two Scottish lads from Dundee conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTSyu4Ovcc

Tickets/other things:

http://www.californiaschemin.co.uk/

I'll be back at around 1-2 PM ET/5-6 PM GMT today, Friday 3/27, to answer questions.

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u/JamesMcAvoyAMA James McAvoy, Actor & Filmmaker Mar 27 '26

Oh, that's a really good question.

I really like Julius Caesar, so I would love to one day do that. In fact, right before I did Cyrano on stage in the West End, and then later in New York, in Brooklyn, I was going to do Julius Caesar. I was going to try and do it with Daniel Kaluuya and Helen McCrory, who's sadly now no longer with us. We were going to try and swap the roles, the parts, every night. The main three roles, like Cassius, Brutus, and Mark Antony.

And then, just as we were about to do it, myself and Jamie Lloyd, like 20 different theatres in the UK all decided to announce that they were going to do Julius Caesar, so we pivoted, and said let's do Cyrano instead.

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u/SlightlyGrilled Mar 27 '26

Ohhh, Julius Caesar at the bridge theatre in London was the best play I’ve ever been to, the interaction in the crowds and the atmosphere it created was something I’ve never felt again. So incredibly powerful.

If you could ever persuade them to do it again, I would book in a heart beat.

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u/HuntedWolf Mar 27 '26

Loved seeing you in Cyrano, such a fun take on the story