Bring on the beard! Daniel Radcliffe transformed into Weird Al Yankovic for his new biopic WEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story — and he took his metamorphosis pretty seriously.
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopic.Daniel Radcliffe’s lead role as the titular musician and actor in WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story was confirmed last month (January 14), with production already underway.Now Wood is set to join the cast as Madonna, whose 1984 hit ‘Like A Virgin’ became a hit parody for Yankovic in the form of ‘Like A Surgeon’, which the pop star herself praised upon its release.The Office star Rainn Wilson has also been cast as Dr.
Demento in the Roku production, according to Rolling Stone, and will be joined by Julianne Nicholson (Mare Of Easttown) and Toby Huss (Dickinson) as Yankovic’s parents, Mary and Nick.See Wood and Radcliffe in the first glimpse of their upcoming roles below.First look
.Bring on the beard! Daniel Radcliffe transformed into Weird Al Yankovic for his new biopic WEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story — and he took his metamorphosis pretty seriously.
Daniel Radcliffe will soon be seen as “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic for the Roku Channel, and during a Friday-night appearance on “The Tonight Show” he explained the strange confluence of events that led him to be cast as the song-parody superstar.
Madonna, 63, is looking incredible in her new lighthearted social media video! The singer stood in a black leather corset with black long sleeves, black short shorts, and black gloves as her long blonde hair was down and she tried introducing the new remix of her song “Frozen” multiple times in the Instagram clip, which was shared on March 18. “Hi, this is Merdonna,” she jokingly said at the beginning before going into other funny comments.
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.
Madonna just got some new ink for the fourth time.The Queen of Pop got her first tattoo in December 2020, when she got all six of her children’s initials written on the inside of her wrist. Since then, she’s grown fond of the process, going back multiple times to get her second and third tattoo.On Monday, March 14, the singer revealed her latest tattoo, posting a photo of the ink on her Instagram Story.
EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child, Landline) and Mathilde Dratwa (Milk and Gall) have been tapped to executive produce and pen the adaptation for Separation Anxiety, a limited series based on Laura Zigman’s bestselling novel, from independent studio wiip. Robespierre also will direct the pilot for the project starring Julianne Nicholson.
Stephen King once said, “Sooner or later, everything old is new again,” and while he wasn’t talking about Madonna’s hit singles at the time, his statement applies perfectly now.The legendary pop singer is back with a new song… well, an old song, but one that she’s made feel new again. Late on Thursday, March 3, Madonna released an updated take on her single “Frozen,” only this time around there are three artists credited on the tune.The smash is now labeled as a collaboration between the Grammy winner, electronic remixer Sickick and Nigerian singer Fireboy DML.
According to a recent report, 75% of women believe their true age is given away by their mitts, and 80% admitted they would notice if another woman's hands looked older. It's certainly a concern I hear a lot about from my clients at the Harley Street Skin Clinic.
Bonding time! Madonna looked every inch the proud mama as she was spotted on a rare date with her son Rocco Ritchie. The iconic pop superstar, 63, stepped out with the handsome 21-year-old for a fun night out at the famed Harry’s Bar in London on Friday (March 4), as seen in photos here, via the Daily Mail. The adorable snaps prove there’s no denying Rocco looks just like his father, famous director Guy Ritchie, who split with the “Like a Virgin” singer in 2008 after eight years of marriage.
A movie about Madonna‘s life is in the works, but first, Madonna will be portrayed in an upcoming film about “Weird Al” Yankovic!
maybe 72 hours tops without giving in to the urge to google, "When is coming back?" Ugh, I miss it so much. But yesterday brought good news! No, still no word on the new season — but one of its biggest stars, Evan Rachel Wood, has been keeping busy doing something extremely awesome: looking exactly like Madonna.Wood posted a photo of herself to Instagram on Wednesday, March 2, in which she's dressed and made up to uncannily resemble Madonna circa 1984.
Musical biopics are hot right now. We’re seeing actors from all over try their hand at landing the roles that often require intense vocal training and makeup.
The Hollywood Reporter.Sources told the publication that contenders must endure a “grueling” audition process with casting director Carmen Cuba as well as a “Madonna boot camp,” intense choreography training sessions lasting up to 11 hours a day with Madonna’s choreographer and the pop icon herself.For the callback portion of the process, the actresses must do readings with Madonna, 63, as well as singing auditions.“You have to be able to do everything,” another insider divulged. According to sources, the flick will feature the “Material Girl” singer’s 1990 Blonde Ambition tour but could be cut since the script is still being written.Madonna appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last October and explained why she has decided to create a feature about her illustrious career.
Recently, it was announced that Daniel Radcliffe would portray Weird Al Yankovic in a rock biopic, “Weird,” about the artist. Then they released an official look at the actor in his makeup and it is glorious.
Cue “Material Girl” and prepare to be hung up on Evan Rachel Wood’s latest transformation.