WithEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saganow streaming on Netflix, I recently landed an extended interview with directorDavid Dobkinand we wentdeepinto the making of the film. During the hour long conversation, Dobkin shared a ton of great behind-the-scenes stories about how the film was made. This includes how the hook for the song “Double Trouble” would have gone toAriana Grandeif they didn’t use it in the film, how they came up with the songs in the movie like “Ya Ya Ding Dong”, the adviceRidley Scottgave him years ago about using music in a film, castingDan Stevensand the importance of his performance in making the entire film work, why they had a tough time editing due to an abundance of material, reuniting withWill FerrellandRachel McAdamsafterWedding Crashers, and so much more. Trust me, if you want to hear howEurovisionwas made, you will learn a lot in this interview.
If you haven’t seen the trailers forEurovision, the film stars Ferrell and McAdams as two aspiring musicians from Iceland who are begrudgingly selected by the country to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest. Loaded with catchy songs, an incredible performance from Stevens, and tons of past Eurovision winners in surprise cameos during a very fun musical number,Eurovisionis a really fun movie that’ll have you smiling as you watch. The film also starsPierce Brosnan,Demi Lovato,Natasia DemetriouandJamie Demetriou.Eurovision isco-written by Ferrell andAndrew Steele.
Check out what David Dobkin had to say or you can listen/download the audio of the interview below the video player.
Finally, as usual, I’ve listed everything we talked about below the player. A huge thank you to David Dobkin for giving me so much time.
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