Netflix is releasing a Eurovision movie with Will Ferrell - and we’re just a little bit excited

9 August 2019, 13:11

Poking fun at Europe’s melodramatic song contest, Netflix’s ‘Eurovision’ also stars James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and Mean Girls’ Rachel McAdams.

Netflix has just announced a new comedy starring Will Ferrell, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams – and it’s a spoof of the most loved (and somewhat ridiculed) song contest in Europe’s history: Eurovision.

First televised in 1956, annual competition The Eurovision Song Contest (better known as Eurovision), gives participants the chance to represent their country with a *somewhat dramatic* musical performance, and more than 50 countries are now eligible to compete.

But as most people will know, today Eurovision is less of a song contest and more of an excuse to entertain the masses – often in rather hilarious, and pretty bizarre, ways.

Cue award-winning American actor and comedian, Will Ferrell, who co-wrote the script for Netflix’s forthcoming film and is set to play a leading role as struggling Icelandic musician, Lars Ericksson, who is selected to compete in the competition.

Having played humorous characters in a number of other hit movies – including Elf, Wedding Crashers, Blades of Glory and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, he’s clearly the best person for the job.

Ferrell is also a self-confessed fan of Eurovision after his wife introduced him to the contest in 1999, and was even spotted hanging out at the event in Lisbon in May last year.

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Joining Ferrell in the cast are James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, who is set to play Erik Erickssong – the “most handsome man in Iceland” and father of Lars Erickssong – and The Note Book’s Rachel McAdams, who plays aspiring musician, Sigrit Ericksdottir.

In Netflix’s synopsis for the film, they are ‘given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition’ and ‘finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.’

Music and film fans have been taking to Twitter to share their excitement (mixed with a little bit of disdain) over the announcement:

Directed by Wedding Crashers’ David Dobkin, Eurovision is currently in production in the UK and in Iceland.

An official release date is still to be announced.