Icelandic Town From ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ Campaigns for Oscar-Shortlisted Tune ‘Husavik’
The townspeople of the actual Husavik are hoping their video can sway Academy votersAndi Ortiz | March 3, 2021 @ 9:21 AM Last Updated: March 3, 2021 @ 9:30 AM
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The people of Husavik, Iceland, want an Oscar, and they’re doing everything they can to get it. That includes crafting their own campaign for the Academy.
The town was featured in the form of a song in Netflix’s hit film “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” and with that, the actual residents of the town spotted an opportunity. According to a statement on the campaign’s website, more than a third of all jobs in the town come from the tourism industry.
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Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson to Star in ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Adaptation
Kelly Fremon Craig is directing and writing the film based on Judy Blume’s classic coming-of-age novelBrian Welk | February 19, 2021 @ 9:11 AM
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Rachel McAdams and 12-year-old Abby Ryder Fortson have been cast to star in Lionsgate’s adaptation of the classic Judy Blume novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
Ryder Fortson, who is best known as Paul Rudd’s daughter in the “Ant-Man” movies, will play the title character Margaret Simon. McAdams will play Margaret’s mother, Barbara.