Actress Sara Zommorodi’s short film urging Sweden’s government to support women’s rights protests in Iran — which includes 43 of the country’s celebrities, directors and authors — screened at the Swedish Guldbagge Awards, the country’s highest film honors, in Stockholm Monday evening.
Titled Women Life Freedom – In Solidarity With the Brave Women of Iran, the film features some of Swedens most notable female actors, directors, authors and recording artists speaking the words “zan, zendegi, azadi,” Farsi for “women, life, freedom,” the slogan of the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran over the past several months.
Zommorodi came to Sweden from Iran when she was two and is a familiar face on Swedish film and TV, best known for roles in the Netflix drama Caliphate and the Swedish animated program Lika Men Olika.
“It’s really been amazing and so touching,” Zommorodi said about the Guldbagge screening. “I’m...
Titled Women Life Freedom – In Solidarity With the Brave Women of Iran, the film features some of Swedens most notable female actors, directors, authors and recording artists speaking the words “zan, zendegi, azadi,” Farsi for “women, life, freedom,” the slogan of the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran over the past several months.
Zommorodi came to Sweden from Iran when she was two and is a familiar face on Swedish film and TV, best known for roles in the Netflix drama Caliphate and the Swedish animated program Lika Men Olika.
“It’s really been amazing and so touching,” Zommorodi said about the Guldbagge screening. “I’m...
- 1/24/2023
- by Ural Garrett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chloé Zhao accepts the Oscar® for Directing during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars® at Union Station in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
The 93rd Oscars took place on Sunday evening at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
“Nomadland” received three Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Actress in a Leading Role, and Directing. With “Nomadland,” Searchlight Pictures now has 43 Academy Awards including five Best Motion Picture winners since 2009: “Slumdog Millionaire,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Birdman,” “The Shape of Water,” and “Nomadland.”
“Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao is now the first Chinese woman and second woman ever to win Best Director. This is the third Oscar for lead actress Frances McDormand.
Zhao is also directing the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Eternals.
McDormand, who took home the Best Actress Oscar, became the third woman (after Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey...
The 93rd Oscars took place on Sunday evening at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
“Nomadland” received three Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Actress in a Leading Role, and Directing. With “Nomadland,” Searchlight Pictures now has 43 Academy Awards including five Best Motion Picture winners since 2009: “Slumdog Millionaire,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Birdman,” “The Shape of Water,” and “Nomadland.”
“Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao is now the first Chinese woman and second woman ever to win Best Director. This is the third Oscar for lead actress Frances McDormand.
Zhao is also directing the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Eternals.
McDormand, who took home the Best Actress Oscar, became the third woman (after Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey...
- 4/26/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After strutting into the Oscars framed by a pointedly cinematic aspect ratio, the Los Angeles sunlight streaming in through Union Station’s windows, opening presenter Regina King took the stage of the most unusual ceremony in recent memory and promptly tripped on her gown. Steadying herself with a broad smile, the consummate professional shrugged and laughed, “live TV, folks!” Despite the show’s many attempts to meet these extraordinary times with a markedly different approach, the Academy Awards is, after all, still a live awards show at its core. Deviating from the genre’s formula can only do so much to alter its DNA. But watching this 93rd edition navigate a pandemic environment to deliver something unusual was nonetheless a fascinating exercise in rising to the occasion where necessary, and tripping on its gown when changing things for change’s sake.
No matter how well produced the show was, the...
No matter how well produced the show was, the...
- 4/26/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
If you tuned in at 8:00 Pm Est for the Academy Awards, then odds are you missed some of the best moments of the evening. As expected, the Academy broadcast the Best Original Song performances during the pre-show, with standout performances by Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren mixed in with red carpet moments galore.
Continue reading Watch the Best Original Song Oscar Pre-Show Performances at The Playlist.
Continue reading Watch the Best Original Song Oscar Pre-Show Performances at The Playlist.
- 4/26/2021
- by Matthew Monagle
- The Playlist
One of the major changes made to the pandemic-impacted 2021 Academy Awards was pre-recording all Original Song nominees and moving them to the 90-minute official pre-show, Oscars: Into the Spotlight on ABC.
“Húsavík”, performed by Molly Sandén, was taped in Húsavík, Iceland where Sandén was joined by a children’s choir. In the movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the song is performed by Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell with vocals by Sandén and Ferrell. Filmed at night, the Oscar performance ended with fireworks over the picturesque Húsavík harbor.
The other songs, “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7, “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami and “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, were shot at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with views of the city.
“Húsavík”, performed by Molly Sandén, was taped in Húsavík, Iceland where Sandén was joined by a children’s choir. In the movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the song is performed by Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell with vocals by Sandén and Ferrell. Filmed at night, the Oscar performance ended with fireworks over the picturesque Húsavík harbor.
The other songs, “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7, “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami and “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, were shot at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with views of the city.
- 4/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Iceland’s big bid for an Academy Award this year is the show-stopping, soaring ballad “Husavik (My Hometown)” from the Netflix movie “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Written by Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson, and Savan Kotecha, the track is up for Best Original Song at the Oscars, and Swedish pop star Molly Sandén got the chance to belt it out during a glorious pre-taped performance that took place in the real town of Husavik. While the performance aired during the Academy Awards pre-show, you can watch it below.
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, Icelanders have rallied behind the song from the spoofy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. Husavik, a town of just about 2,300 people, began staging a grassroots Oscar campaign earlier this year.
“It’s such a beautiful song about our town,” Örlygur Örlygsson, a local entrepreneur spearheading the campaign, told the Associated Press.
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, Icelanders have rallied behind the song from the spoofy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. Husavik, a town of just about 2,300 people, began staging a grassroots Oscar campaign earlier this year.
“It’s such a beautiful song about our town,” Örlygur Örlygsson, a local entrepreneur spearheading the campaign, told the Associated Press.
- 4/25/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 93rd Oscars will wrap up a wild and unprecedented movie awards season Sunday with its live ceremony honoring the year’s best in film beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on ABC. It will be the capper to year that because of the pandemic spanned 441 days between the 2020 Oscars and Sunday’s show.
The Oscars will air for free on local ABC stations, and you can also watch via authentication on ABC.com and on the ABC app. You can also watch on streaming services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV, with most of those offering free trials. If you’re overseas in one of the more than 225 countries carrying the broadcast, find your provider here.
As for ABC’s coverage of the Oscars, which will take place this year at Los Angeles’ Union Station downtown and at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland,...
The Oscars will air for free on local ABC stations, and you can also watch via authentication on ABC.com and on the ABC app. You can also watch on streaming services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV, with most of those offering free trials. If you’re overseas in one of the more than 225 countries carrying the broadcast, find your provider here.
As for ABC’s coverage of the Oscars, which will take place this year at Los Angeles’ Union Station downtown and at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland,...
- 4/25/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The longest awards season in modern history is finally ready to end. On Sunday, April 25, the 93rd annual Academy Awards will take place and crown one of eight films as Best Picture of the year(s): “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Sound of Metal,” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” The 2021 Oscars will be unlike any show in memory — a multi-venue production shepherded by, among others, former Best Director winner Steven Soderbergh. “The most exciting thing about this show is that it is going to feel like a film, in the sense that, at the end, we hope it’ll feel like you watched a movie,” Soderbergh told Vanity Fair about his plans for the show. (Soderbergh is producing the 2021 Oscars alongside Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins.)
Ahead, every question about the 2021 Oscars, answered, including how to watch, who’s nominated,...
Ahead, every question about the 2021 Oscars, answered, including how to watch, who’s nominated,...
- 4/25/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The 93rd annual Academy Awards have finally arrived. After months of delay and an extended awards season that pushed the calendar to its limit, the 2021 Oscars take place Sunday, April 25 beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt live from Los Angeles and points around the world. This year’s ceremony will be unlike any other in Academy Awards history, with multiple locations in Los Angeles (the Dolby Theatre and Union Station) as well as hub venues in London and Paris — accommodations forced by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
As with the 2019 and 2020 ceremonies, the 2021 Oscars have decided to eschew a host in favor of a “cast,” to use the parlance of producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins. Among the famous faces expected to participate in the ceremony are last year’s winners Brad Pitt, Laura Dern, Joaquin Phoenix, and Renee Zellweger, 2021 nominees such as Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun,...
As with the 2019 and 2020 ceremonies, the 2021 Oscars have decided to eschew a host in favor of a “cast,” to use the parlance of producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse Collins. Among the famous faces expected to participate in the ceremony are last year’s winners Brad Pitt, Laura Dern, Joaquin Phoenix, and Renee Zellweger, 2021 nominees such as Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun,...
- 4/25/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Usually, the Oscar nominations for Best Original Song are pretty predictable: There’s almost always a Disney torch song, a pop star trying to break the mold, and a tune by Diane Warren, who has been nominated 12 times now with no wins so far. But this year, among songs by H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr., and, of course, Diane Warren, there’s a surprise contender: “Húsavík (My Hometown),” a schmaltzy Europop parody sung in faux-Icelandic accents by Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in the Netflix comedy, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
- 4/23/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
“There is no universe in which we are going to ever put anybody at risk.”
The 2021 Oscar ceremony will be shot like a three-hour film, include a “teeny tiny” red carpet, and will contain personal segments by winners and presenters, show producer Steven Soderbergh said over the weekend.
The filmmaker also told a virtual press conference on Saturday (April 17) ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25 that winners would deliver speeches by satellite hook-up.
“The reason for that being we can control that image,” he said, “we can control the sound, we can have it be more integrated into...
The 2021 Oscar ceremony will be shot like a three-hour film, include a “teeny tiny” red carpet, and will contain personal segments by winners and presenters, show producer Steven Soderbergh said over the weekend.
The filmmaker also told a virtual press conference on Saturday (April 17) ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25 that winners would deliver speeches by satellite hook-up.
“The reason for that being we can control that image,” he said, “we can control the sound, we can have it be more integrated into...
- 4/18/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Oscars have confirmed that the best original song nominees will be performed in full on the pre-telecast “Oscars: Into the Spotlight” show Sunday, April 26, with each of the five performed in full by the singer who introduced the song on film.
Four of the five performances will be pre-recorded on the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with the fifth being filmed in Húsavík, Iceland — the last of those being, of course, the nominee that is actually titled “Húsavík,” from the film “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.”
Leslie Odom Jr., a double nominee for acting and songwriting for “One Night in Miami,” will perform the end-titles theme he co-penned for the film, “Speak Now.” Diane Warren and singer Laura Pausini will join forces again for “Io Si (Seen),” which they co-wrote for “The Life Ahead.” “Fight for You” will be performed by the singer/co-writer H.E.R.,...
Four of the five performances will be pre-recorded on the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with the fifth being filmed in Húsavík, Iceland — the last of those being, of course, the nominee that is actually titled “Húsavík,” from the film “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.”
Leslie Odom Jr., a double nominee for acting and songwriting for “One Night in Miami,” will perform the end-titles theme he co-penned for the film, “Speak Now.” Diane Warren and singer Laura Pausini will join forces again for “Io Si (Seen),” which they co-wrote for “The Life Ahead.” “Fight for You” will be performed by the singer/co-writer H.E.R.,...
- 4/16/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Outside of the wildly unpredictable Best Actress race, there is one other Oscar category that feels somewhat up in the air: Best Original Song. The odds will tell you otherwise: “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami” is the overwhelming favorite with 10/3 odds and more than 3,200 votes. No other nominee — “Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead,” “Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — has more than 900.
And yet there is no prevalent feeling that “Speak Now” is a lock here because this category is, um, very soft. Which is why you’d be a fool to count out “Husavik.” “Eurovision” is the least Oscar-friendly of the nominated films, but “Husavik” could very well have a thrilling moment in the sun like Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) do.
And yet there is no prevalent feeling that “Speak Now” is a lock here because this category is, um, very soft. Which is why you’d be a fool to count out “Husavik.” “Eurovision” is the least Oscar-friendly of the nominated films, but “Husavik” could very well have a thrilling moment in the sun like Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) do.
- 4/15/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
If “Io Sì (Seen)” wins the song Oscar on April 25, it will mark only the fourth time in Oscar history that a foreign-language lyric has taken the prize. Diane Warren’s song for “The Life Ahead,” which co-lyricist Laura Pausini sings in Italian, is the 10th song not in the English language to be nominated.
The winners were the title song from 1960’s “Never on Sunday,” in Greek; “Al Otro Lado Del Rio,” from 2004’s “The Motorcycle Diaries,” in Spanish; and “Jai Ho,” from 2008’s “Slumdog Millionaire,” a mix of Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi languages.
One of its strongest competitors is “Husavik,” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” which is sung partly in Icelandic.
A non-English lyric is not necessarily a handicap. Multiple factors go into an Oscar song win, and it isn’t always just the competition. Manos Hadjidakis’ song “Never on Sunday” — from Jules Dassin...
The winners were the title song from 1960’s “Never on Sunday,” in Greek; “Al Otro Lado Del Rio,” from 2004’s “The Motorcycle Diaries,” in Spanish; and “Jai Ho,” from 2008’s “Slumdog Millionaire,” a mix of Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi languages.
One of its strongest competitors is “Husavik,” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” which is sung partly in Icelandic.
A non-English lyric is not necessarily a handicap. Multiple factors go into an Oscar song win, and it isn’t always just the competition. Manos Hadjidakis’ song “Never on Sunday” — from Jules Dassin...
- 4/9/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone in the music business is wondering the same thing: Could veteran songwriter Diane Warren, denied the Oscar 11 times over the past 33 years, finally win on her 12th try?
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” this year penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Invoking a ’70s...
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” this year penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Invoking a ’70s...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone in the music business is wondering the same thing: Could veteran songwriter Diane Warren, denied the Oscar 11 times over the past 33 years, finally win on her 12th try?
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win an Oscar.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You”
From “Judas and the Black Messiah...
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win an Oscar.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You”
From “Judas and the Black Messiah...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
When the Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams comedy “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” hit Netflix last year, it garnered a lot of fans. Among those are the residents of Húsavík, the small fishing village in Iceland with 2,300 residents, where the film is set. And they couldn’t be more thrilled that the song from the film, also called “Húsavík,” has made the shortlist for the Oscars. An ode to town itself and the universal love for hometowns, it features lyrics like, “Where the northern lights burst out in colors / And the magic nights surpass all others.”
Now the town has created their own campaign for the song here and produced a video extolling the virtues of “the most beautiful town in the world.” Resident Óskar Óskarsson (actor Sigurður Illugason) takes us through the town, even stopping to make an offering for the elves, and shows how excited...
Now the town has created their own campaign for the song here and produced a video extolling the virtues of “the most beautiful town in the world.” Resident Óskar Óskarsson (actor Sigurður Illugason) takes us through the town, even stopping to make an offering for the elves, and shows how excited...
- 3/2/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Will Ferrell first became obsessed with the Eurovision Song Contest, the infamous international competition, about 20 years ago when he and his wife went to Sweden to visit her family. “It just happened to be the night of the finale and they all wanted to watch and as soon as I saw it I was like, ‘This is a movie!’” Ferrell adds. “I never acted on it because I was sure somebody was going to make it, at least in Europe. In the back of my brain, I was always thinking, ‘Why has no one made that movie yet?’”
About six years ago, Ferrell finally took it upon himself to co-write, with Andrew Steele, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” a parody, homage and love letter to Eurovision. In the Netflix film, Ferrell plays an Icelandic dreamer named Lars, who has been obsessed with winning Eurovision, despite his limited talent.
About six years ago, Ferrell finally took it upon himself to co-write, with Andrew Steele, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” a parody, homage and love letter to Eurovision. In the Netflix film, Ferrell plays an Icelandic dreamer named Lars, who has been obsessed with winning Eurovision, despite his limited talent.
- 12/18/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell are the musical duo we never knew we needed in Netflix's Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. In the film, which hit the streaming service on June 26, McAdams and Ferrell play an Icelandic duo named Sigrit Ericksdottir and Lars Erickssong who are competing in the titular European song contest. And let's just say, there are some over-the-top performances, including "Volcano Man."
While Ferrell lends his voice for the number, McAdams isn't actually singing. Instead, her parts are sung by Swedish singer Molly Sandén, who is credited by her middle name My Marianne. In the film's end credits, the performers for Sigrit's songs are listed as both McAdams and Sandén, so it's likely the film used both of their vocals throughout.
Interestingly enough, Sandén actually competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, where she came in third. She eventually went on to compete in Melodifestivalen,...
While Ferrell lends his voice for the number, McAdams isn't actually singing. Instead, her parts are sung by Swedish singer Molly Sandén, who is credited by her middle name My Marianne. In the film's end credits, the performers for Sigrit's songs are listed as both McAdams and Sandén, so it's likely the film used both of their vocals throughout.
Interestingly enough, Sandén actually competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, where she came in third. She eventually went on to compete in Melodifestivalen,...
- 6/27/2020
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Every summer movie season needs a big dumb comedy. Enter Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, the comedy centers around aspiring Icelandic musicians Lars and Sigrit as they fight to represent their country in the world’s biggest song competition. The supporting cast includes Dan Stevens, Demi Lovato, and Pierce Brosnan.
“Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” is the latest comedy from David Dobkin, who last directed Ferrell in “Wedding Crashers.” McAdams also starred in the film. Dobkin’s previous comedies also include “The Change-Up” and “Fred Clause,” and he also directed Robert Downey Jr. in the drama “The Judge.” Ferrell co-wrote the “Eurovision” screenplay with Andrew Steele and also produced the project with Jessica Elbaum and Chris Henchy. Executive producers include Steele, Adam McKay, and Daniel M. Stillman.
Netflix has had blockbuster success with star-driven original comedies...
“Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” is the latest comedy from David Dobkin, who last directed Ferrell in “Wedding Crashers.” McAdams also starred in the film. Dobkin’s previous comedies also include “The Change-Up” and “Fred Clause,” and he also directed Robert Downey Jr. in the drama “The Judge.” Ferrell co-wrote the “Eurovision” screenplay with Andrew Steele and also produced the project with Jessica Elbaum and Chris Henchy. Executive producers include Steele, Adam McKay, and Daniel M. Stillman.
Netflix has had blockbuster success with star-driven original comedies...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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