Will Ferrell convinced Eurovision co-star Rachel McAdams a ghost was stalking her in Edinburgh

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Ozark” audiences have proved that time stolen can also be time well-spent: the Netflix crime thriller starring Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner, snatched over 4 billion viewing minutes for the week of Jan. 24 through 30.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDarren Mann, a heat-seeking actor from the indie world, has been cast opposite Morgan Freeman in the upcoming film “The Minute You Wake Up Dead.”From director Michael Mailer, Mann joins Freeman, Cole Hauser (“Yellowstone”) and Jamie Alexander (“Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Loki”) in the project, billed as a neo-noir thriller. It follows a stockbroker in a small southern town who gets involved in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor, which leads to multiple murders.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to receive a prestigious award in the US for their charitable work across the world.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are continuing their integration into US life as they receive the President’s Award during the 53rd National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People Image Awards this weekend for "heeding the call to social justice and joining the struggle for equity around the world." The pair have since released a joint statement describing the "true honour" adding that the efforts of the NAACP for racial justice were as "vital" today as they were more than a hundred years ago when it was founded.The couple's statement said: "It's a true honour to be recognised by President Derrick Johnson and the NAACP, whose efforts to propel racial justice and civil rights are as vital today as they were nearly 115 years ago."We're proud to support the NAACP's work and to also partner with the organisation on the newly created annual NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, which will be bestowed to Dr Safiya Noble as part of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards."President of the organisation, Derrick Johnson said: "We're thrilled to present this award to Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who together have heeded the call to social justice and have joined the struggle for equity both in the US and around the world."Not only do they continue to lead by example, the duke and duchess have also decided to inspire the next generation of activists through the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, ensuring the support and recognition of generations of civil rights leaders to come."For the latest breaking news and stories from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by

Instagram followers after being discharged from the hospital but said doctors are continuing with tests to investigate the cause of her condition.She said: "Hey guys, I wanted to pop on and let you know what was going on."I am just resting obviously I still have more testing to do. But it seems there's something off with my femoral nerve and it's affecting my strength and my legs."So I am still in a wheelchair, unfortunately.

Europa League encounter with Real Betis following a social media post he made.The Ukrainian Yaroslav Rakitskyi posted a picture of his country's flag on his Instagram along with the caption "I'm Ukrainian." The veteran defender, who’s played 15 games this season, was dropped to the substitute's bench ahead of the European encounter. The defender has been under contract with Zenit since January 2019 following a controversial move from Shakhtar Donetsk.In his home country, Rakitskyi was branded a "traitor" as a result of his decision and has never been called up to play for his national side again.

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

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.He steals the show as Russian contestant Alexander Lemtov who is the favourite to win the Eurovision with his incredible song, Lion of Love.While Dan has previously shown off his musical chops when he played the Beast in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, he wasn’t actually singing in this film.Honestly, we’ve never felt more betrayed in our lives.Much like his co-star Rachel McAdams, his vocals come from another vocalist, but that wasn’t always the plan for the actor.The more operatic tones of Alexander’s voice came from Swedish singer Eric Mjönes, but the original plan was for Dan’s own voice to be blended with the vocals.Unfortunately due to the health crisis, this plan ended

Lee Ryan relived the unfortunate moment when he had an unfortunate bout of diarrhea at the Eurovision Song Contest.Nice!You will remember, of course, that Blue reunited to represent the UK at Eurovision in 2011 with I Can, which is actually still a bit of a bop. The boys secured our highest-placing in the rankings since Jade Ewen in 2008, but it seems the trip top Germany – where the contest was being held that year – wasn’t all plain sailing.

Lee Ryan, a member of Blue, admitted he suffered an unfortunate incident when the boyband appeared on the Eurovision in 2011.The All Rise hitmakers represented Great Britain at the annual event, but it didn't go as planned for Lee who mistimed a trump and ended up with a bad case of diarrhoea.Lee, along with fellow Blue members Duncan James, Simon Webb and Anthony Costa, reunited for a virtual reunion as they watched Netflix's new film, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.Discussing their time on the world-famous singing contest, the boys recalled the incident which saw Lee make quite the mark.Duncan said to Lee: "Remember when you had diarrhoea and farted and followed through in the car

Pop star Lee Ryan disclosed a diarrhea nightmare from his Eurovision past while watching Netflix's new Eurovision film.

It was 1999 when Will Ferrell first bore witness to the Eurovision Song Contest, and from then it seemed just a matter of time before his love for it would manifest on screen.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDavid Dobkin had no idea the Eurovision Song Contest even existed until the script by Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele landed on his desk. But the director of “The Judge” and “Wedding Crashers” fell in love with both the comedy about the international music competition — “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” — and the contest itself, founded in 1956.The movie stars Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as aspiring Icelandic musicians Lars and Sigrit, who see the contest as their big break.

Netflix has caused quite a stir with viewers - it shot into the top 10 within days of being released on June 26. Starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, it tells the story of two singers from Iceland whose dream of appearing in the annual global song competition comes true.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineIn “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star as an Icelandic musical duo who aspire to represent their country in the movie’s titular event, a hugely popular international singing competition that is considered appointment viewing in basically every country outside of the United States.But Dan Stevens, who portrays their fellow Eurovision competitor, the flamboyant and ultra-wealthy Russian vocalist Alexander Lemtov, is undoubtedly the film’s breakout star.Stevens, best known for his role in “Downton Abbey,” first proved his vocal prowess onscreen in 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” remake.

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.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Eurovision star Daði Freyr has delivered his own take on ‘Volcano Man’ – a leading track from Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ big screen take on the song contest.The Icelandic singer was a hot favourite to win the contest with ‘Think About Things’ in 2020, before the coronavirus ultimately forced the cancellation of the event.However, he’s remaining firmly in the spirit of the contest by delivering his own take on the Netflix movie track.

Netflix the week of June 26-July 2.This week sees the triumphant return of one of America's favorite comedy stars, Will Ferrell, as he dons a Viking helmet and sings very funny original songs in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, in which he teams up with Rachel McAdams to play an Icelandic pop music duo. The movie is topping the Netflix chart at the moment, and features a scene-stealing supporting performance from Dan Stevens.

Björk videos to prepare for her role in Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.Also starring Will Ferrell, the movie tells the story of two budding Icelandic musicians hoping to make it to the final of the iconic song contest. The supporting cast includes Dan Stevens, Demi Lovato, and Pierce Brosnan.Speaking in a new interview, McAdams said that the ‘Big Time Sensuality’ singer was the main inspiration behind her character’s Icelandic accent in the movie.“I just watched everything I possibly could of Björk,” she told The AV Club.

With popular international song contest Eurovision off the cards this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Netflix has stepped up to offer the next best thing. 

 lacking in the trailer.In the words of Graham Norton in the film: ‘Okay, so not as bad as we expected.’Considering the amount of effort gone into capturing the Eurovision properly, we shouldn’t have doubted it would be done well but when it comes to Will Ferrell humour, it can be hit and miss.Thankfully, he is a fan of the song contest (his wife is Swedish and introduced him to it) and even attended the show on a number of occasions as ‘research’ for the film.The attention to detail he and Andrew Steele wrote into the script, and that director David Dobkin included, doesn’t go unnoticed.There’s circular camera panning, pyrotechnics, costume changes, corny video links with the judges votes and the quips from Graham Norton are as on point as