Kristen Wiig Could Earn an Oscar Nomination for Her Song in Friend Will Ferrell's New Movie: 'She's Got a Beautiful Voice'

Mar. 15, 2025

(Left-right:) Kristen Wiig at the ‘Will & Harper’ premiere on Sept. 19; Will Ferrell in ‘Will & Harper’.Photo:Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; Courtesy of Netflix

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; Courtesy of Netflix

Will Ferrell’s new movie features a surprising Oscar contender:Kristen Wiig, for writing an original song.

Wiig “was way easier to record than most of the pop stars that I work with,” Douglas, 41, told PEOPLE exclusively at the movie’s Thursday, Sept. 19 Los Angeles premiere. “She’s just got a natural thing to her voice,” he added. “She’s got a beautiful voice.”

Will & Harperdirector Josh Greenbaum invited Douglas (the son ofMichael Keaton) to collaborate with thePalm Royalestar on the song, he recalled. “We spent a couple of days together writing it and fleshing out the idea and then a separate day to record it,” he said.

(Left-right:) Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell and Harper Steele at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Will & Harper’ on Sept. 19.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

“And it was just a dream because obviously I’m a fan of hers,” added Douglas of Wiig — already an Oscar-nominated writer for her 2011 hitBridesmaids. Douglas was also, he said, “a fan of everyone involved and Harper’s writing since way back, so it was incredibly fun.”

Steele, 63, who met Ferrell while writing forSaturday Night Live, also co-wrote 2020’sEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Sagawith the actor-comedian. In 2021, Steele informed friends that she was undergoing a gender transition, prompting Ferrell to join her on a cross-country road trip.

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Sean Douglas and Kristen Wiig at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Will & Harper’ on Sept. 19.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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At a Telluride Film Festival screening on Aug. 31, Steele noted that the documentary was not intended to be a representation of the trans experience, but rather a story of how"friends should come together"during “moments of change or crisis.”

Among Wiig’s upcoming projects is starring in and producing a remake of the 2016 German filmToni Erdmann. Ferrell, also a producer on that project, will next star inYou’re Cordially Invited, in theaters Jan. 30, 2025.

Will & Harperis in theaters now and will have its streaming premiere on Netflix Sept. 27.

source: people.com