Lars Erickssong: Last News

Will Ferrell has shared his frustration that fans of his latest film, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, completely missed an in-joke about his iconic film Elf.

What’s it all about?The story follows two ABBA-loving singers from Iceland whose childhood dream of appearing in the Eurovision Song Competition comes true.Sigrit Ericksdóttir and Lars Erickssong don’t exactly get in by merit - they luck out after some dodgy play by their country’s representatives.But that does not matter to our stars of course, who are delighted at their chance to represent their country.Of course the road to Eurovision is not that simple - expect plenty of romance, off-the-wall drama, outrageous deaths, scheming rivals, and plenty of singing.Who stars in it?Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play the title characters, but there are a number of surprise cameos from top names in Eurovision.And there's the brilliantly bizarre

Will Ferrell's most recent comic role is as an Icelandic singer named Lars Erickssong in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, but if it wasn't for his Swedish wife Viveca Paulin and her family introducing him to Eurovision contest, we likely wouldn't have the movie at all. Ferrell and Paulin met at a Los Angeles acting class in 1995 and began dating, but their romance was cut short when Ferrell was called to New York to become a member of Saturday Night Live.  The comedian told Elle Magazine that he was dating someone else by the time he made his SNL debut, but he continued to talk with Paulin on the phone.

Eurovision plans – the first year since 1956 that the music contest won’t air – it isn’t entirely absent from 2020. Instead, it arrives in the form of Netflix’s original film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdottir (Rachel McAdams) have dreamt of representing Iceland at Eurovision since they were little kids.

NEW YORK — With the coronavirus pandemic forcing cancellation of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, actors Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams hope fans can get their fix by watching their madcap Netflix comedy about a duo from Iceland who compete in the event.

Eurovision plans – the first year since 1956 that the music contest won’t air – it isn’t entirely absent from 2020. Instead, it arrives in the form of Netflix’s original film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdottir (Rachel McAdams) have dreamt of representing Iceland at Eurovision since they were little kids.

Graham Norton has landed a prime role in Will Ferrell’s movie Eurovision – but he won’t require acting classes.

Eurovision may have been cancelled this year, but Will Ferrell’s star studded parody movie is on course to be released as planned next month.