David Dobkins (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga)

David Dobkins got back to his roots for Netflix's Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, in which Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play an Icelandic musical duo who dream of winning Europe's continent-wide annual music competition.Dobkins got his first directing job on the video for Tupac Shakur's video for "I Get Around," and went on to shoot the Ridley Scott-produced Clay Pigeons, his debut film. From there, he worked with Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan on Shanghai Knights before scoring a massive hit with Wedding Crashers.Eurovision reunites him with McAdams, who plays Sigrit, one-half of the group Fire Saga. Dobkins said he had one rule when he signed on to Eurovision: "The music's gotta be great." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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