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He&#;s set to play the fictional Russian pop superstar Alexander Lemtov in Netflix&#;s upcoming movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Heat Saga. And now, in an interview with Attitude magazine, actor Dan Stevens has revealed some more details about his character, including a &#;big secret&#;.
Spoilers ahead
Dan Stevens plays a closeted Russian popstar in Netflix&#;s Eurovision movie
In much of the promotional material released so far, it is clear that Stevens will be the antagonist to Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams&#; Icelandic underdogs. But Lemtov will hold more layers than the one-dimensional baddie we saw in the trailer.
Stevens tells Attitude that the character has a big secret &#; he&#;s LGBTQ. This is significant given that Alexander is from Russia, specifically Chechnya.
The former Downton Abbey star elaborates.
&#;He’s the anti-hero. He’s an obstacle for Lars (Ferrell). Lars wants to be Lemtov and there’s tremendous jealousy and he worries he’s going to steal Sigrit (McAdams)&#;
It was more interesting, though, that he wasn’t there to
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