The Quarantine Stream: ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ is a Silly But Terrific Comedy

Posted on Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 by Ben Pearson

(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)

The Movie: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Where You Can Stream It: Netflix

The Pitch: Two middle-aged Icelanders who have spent their entire lives determined to win the annual Eurovision Song Contest finally get their chance to compete on the world stage.

Why It’s Essential Viewing: Confession: I watched the trailer for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and thought the movie would be unwatchable. The reviews have been mixed to negative overall, and I was very close to writing this off forever as something I’d never bother to see.

But after encountering a wave of praise from several people whose film opinions I respect, I decided to put my disdain for the trailer aside and give it a shot – and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Eurovision is one of the best mainstream comedies I’ve seen in a long while. Read More »

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Demi Lovato Passes the Audition for Will Ferrell’s Netflix Comedy ‘Eurovision’

Posted on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 by Hoai-Tran Bui

Demi Lovato has the X-Factor to join the Eurovision cast. The pop singer is joining the cast of Will Ferrell‘s Netflix comedy inspired by the real-life global singing competition that captivates all of Europe and baffles most of America. Lovato has been cast as an Icelandic singer with an “angelic” voice.

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‘Wedding Crashers’ Director Reunites with Will Ferrell for Netflix Movie

Posted on Friday, March 8th, 2019 by Ben Pearson

Last summer, we learned that comedy superstar Will Ferrell was set to star in a new Netflix movie called Eurovision, based on an internationally popular music competition show. Now that movie has finally found a filmmaker: Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin is stepping behind the camera and reuniting with Ferrell for the first time since the actor made a memorable cameo in his 2005 comedy. Read More »

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Will Ferrell Dusts Off His Singing Voice For ‘Eurovision’ Movie For Netflix

Posted on Monday, June 18th, 2018 by Ben Pearson

Netflix has just snagged one of the biggest names in comedy to star in one of the streaming service’s original films. Will Ferrell, the triple threat actor/writer/producer of Hollywood comedies like Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, will co-write and star in a new movie called Eurovision, which is about an internationally popular music competition show. Read more about the upcoming Eurovision movie below. Read More »

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