Dan Stevens will be the latest actor to seek international stardom as he joins the cast of “Eurovision,” the comedy starring Will Ferrell about the long-running global singing competition, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.The “Beauty and the Beast” and “Legion” star Stevens joins Ferrell, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams in the spoof comedy about the Eurovision Song Contest, the longest running annual international TV song competition that is ripe for parody.
“Eurovision” is in production now in the UK and Ireland.Stevens will star in the film as a Russian contestant on the show opposite Ferrell and McAdams, who play an Icelandic songwriting duo making their case for international stardom.
Meanwhile, Brosnan plays Ferrell’s father and “the most handsome man in Iceland.”Ferrell is co-writing the comedy with Andrew Steele,
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