Dan Stevens Joins Will Ferrell Comedy ‘Eurovision’ at

Dan Stevens would be the newest actor to hunt worldwide stardom as he joins the forged of “Eurovision,” the comedy starring Will Ferrell concerning the long-running international singing competitors, a person with data of the challenge tells TheWrap.

The “Beauty and the Beast” and “Legion” star Stevens joins Ferrell, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams within the spoof comedy concerning the Eurovision Song Contest, the longest operating annual worldwide TV tune competitors that’s ripe for parody. “Eurovision” is in manufacturing now within the UK and Ireland.

Stevens will star within the movie as a Russian contestant on the present reverse Ferrell and McAdams, who play an Icelandic songwriting duo making their case for worldwide stardom. Meanwhile, Brosnan performs Ferrell’s father and “the most handsome man in Iceland.”

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Ferrell is co-writing the comedy with Andrew Steele, and “Wedding Crashers” director David Dobkin is directing the function. Ferrell can also be producing with Jessica Elbaum and Chris Henchy for his Gary Sanchez Productions, and Adam McKay is government producing.

The Eurovision Song Contest is getting into into its 64th version, this yr going down in Tel Aviv, Israel behind the slogan “Dare to Dream.” Participants from over 41 nations (oddly, not simply Europe) will compete out of at the least 50 eligible nations.

Artists like ABBA, Bucks Fizz and Celine Dion all made their identify on the present, and each on occasion a performer is launched to viral fame on account of their look on this system.

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Stevens at present stars on the FX collection “Legion” and can subsequent be seen in “Lucy in the Sky,” an area drama alongside Natalie Portman. Earlier this yr he was seen in “Her Smell” with Elisabeth Moss. Upcoming he additionally has the movies “Call of the Wild,” “The Rental” and “Blithe Spirit.”

Stevens’s casting was first reported by Deadline.