Daniel Radcliffe is ready for the world to see his transformation into ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic for the upcoming biopic about the comedian’s life.
23.02.2022 - 01:55 / variety.com
Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe first official photo of Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in “Weird: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story” was released on Tuesday.“Weird: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story” began production in Los Angeles earlier this month. The Roku Original film is set to dive into all aspects of Yankovic’s life and career — from his rise to fame with early hits like “Eat It” and “Like a Surgeon,” to celebrity love affairs and his lifestyle off the stage.In the photo of Radcliffe as the legendary comedy recording artist, the biopic’s Weird Al is seen playing accordion — wearing his signature large, retro glasses and Hawaiian shirt.“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” said Radcliffe in a statement on Tuesday.
“I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100% unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life.” “I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for,” said Yankovic, who is also one of the film’s writers, in a previous press release.Alongside Yankovic, “Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story” is written by Eric Appel, who also directs and executive produces.
Daniel Radcliffe is ready for the world to see his transformation into ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic for the upcoming biopic about the comedian’s life.
Daniel Radcliffe is ready for the world to see his transformation into 'Weird Al' Yankovic for the upcoming biopic about the comedian's life. Last month, fans got a sneak peek of Radcliffe in character, and while his embodiment of Yankovic did require some time in the hair and makeup chair, one part of his look was all his own. «I grew the mustache, so the mustache was mine 'cause I didn't want to wear a fake one every day,» the 32-year-old actor told ET's Cassie DiLaura while at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals' premiere in Austin, Texas, adding that the wig was «pretty quick» to get on and off. Radcliffe said Evan Rachel Wood, who plays Madonna in the biopic, had «much more of an involved process» in getting her look right.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe Roku Channel released a first look image of Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”) as Madonna in “Weird: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story.”The upcoming biopic will dive into all aspects of the legendary comedian and recording artist’s life and career — including his rise to fame with early hits like “Eat It” and “Like a Surgeon,” which he famously parodied from Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” (with permission from the Queen of Pop).In addition to the first look of Wood as Madonna, Roku also announced multiple additions to the “Weird: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story” cast on Wednesday. Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) portrays radio broadcaster Dr.
Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Black and Conan O’Brien have been spotted filming their upcoming Weird Al biopic in Los Angeles. The actors got into character in wigs and garish costumes as they transformed themselves for the movie based on the American comedy musician. Radcliffe was far from incognito as he donned a big curly wig, a Hawaiian print shirt, a moustache and round wire-frame eyeglasses for the title role.
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Daniel Radcliffe is set to play Weird Al Yankovic in a new biopic and new photos are giving an exciting first look! The Harry Potter star can be seen looking just like the musician in the recently released photos for the flick, titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, sporting Weird Al’s classic Hawaiian shirt, curly head of hair, and glasses, dutifully playing the accordion — Al’s chosen isntrument. “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life,” Daniel said in a statement, via The Hollywood Reporter.
Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic in the forthcoming Roku biopic has been shared.The pic, which you view below, shows The Harry Potter actor wearing Yankovic’s trademark “Hawaiian shirt”, cloaked in red light.“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, and I’m honoured to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life,” Radcliffe said via The Hollywood Reporter.WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story promises to follow Yankovic’s life “from his rise to fame in the music industry to his celebrity love affairs”, according to a synopsis.Daniel Radcliffe is @alyankovic.
Roku has released the first image of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic from the upcoming biopic film “WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story.”“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life,” Radcliffe said.The film will focus on the prolific career of the Grammy-winning musician and pop cultural icon.Produced by Funny Or Die and Tango, “WEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story” is Roku’s first original biopic. Production for “WEIRD” is currently underway in Los Angeles.
Roku has unveiled a first look at Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, its upcoming biopic in which the Lost City and Harry Potter actor portrays the five-time Grammy winner.