"Legion" star
Dan Stevens has signed on to star in Netflix's upcoming spoof comedy
"Eurovision". The film will be directed by
David Dobkin (
"Wedding Crashers") from a script written by
Will Ferrell and
Andrew Steele (
"Saturday Night Live").
Stevens will play Alexander Lemtov, a Russian contestant taking part in the Eurovision song contest. Ferrell also stars alongside
Rachel McAdams as a pair of aspiring Icelandic musicians, Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition, while
Pierce Brosnan will play Ferrell's father and
"the most handsome man in Iceland".
This year, the Eurovision Song Contest's 64th edition was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, where The Netherlands triumphed with the song "Arcade", performed by
Duncan Laurence. As of 2019, at least 50 countries are eligible to participate, primarily, but not exclusively from Europe. ABBA (winner in 1974) and Celine Dion (winner in 1988) are among the artists who made their name on the show.
The film is produced by Ferrell,
Jessica Elbaum and
Chris Henchy, while
Adam McKay serves as executive producer.
"Eurovision" is currently filming in the U.K. and Iceland.
Stevens can be seen next in
"Legion" creator
Noah Hawley's space drama
"Lucy in the Sky" starring
Natalie Portman. He is set to star in new adaptations of
Jack Wild's classic novel
"Call of the Wild" opposite
Karen Gillan and
Harrison Ford, and
Noel Coward's play
"Blithe Spirit" alongside
Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and
Judi Dench. He will also appear in
Dave Franco's directorial debut
"The Rental".
