Daniel Radcliffe is opening up about getting a lot of support from his parents when he first started too pursue a career as an actor.
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story has been praised in early reviews following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.Directed by Eric Appel in his directorial debut, the biographical parody film stars Daniel Radcliffe as ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and loosely follows the musician’s life and career, while serving as a satire of the biopic genre.Alongside Radcliffe, the film stars Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento, and Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson as Al’s parents.
There’re also depictions of Oprah Winfrey (played by Quinta Brunson), Pablo Escobar (Arturo Castro) and Andy Warhol (Conan O’Brien).In a positive review on Collider, Radcliffe’s performance is praised for its clear affection to the musician. “The greatest joy of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is watching Radcliffe as ‘Weird Al’, complete with oversized glasses, curly hair, and Hawaiian shirts,” the review reads.“Radcliffe is completely game for… whatever the hell this is, but also shows a true love for Yankovic’s work and career, and a true appreciation for this comedic legend.”Verge is positive on the absurd elements, writing: “What makes it work is how committed the film is to the bit.
It follows the musical biopic formula exactly, but the degree of absurdity just keeps expanding to the point that it doesn’t feel all that out of place when Yankovic eventually becomes an incredibly adept assassin running through the jungles of Colombia.“Radcliffe, in particular, really sells it, playing the in-reality goofy Yankovic with a level of seriousness that’s an ideal fit for a music biopic.”IndieWire is more critical of the film’s second half, which drifts into more conventional territory. “The second half of Weird feels disappointingly
.Daniel Radcliffe is opening up about getting a lot of support from his parents when he first started too pursue a career as an actor.
Daniel Radcliffe is opening up about getting a lot of support from his parents when he first started too pursue a career as an actor.The actor — who stars in the forthcoming parody biopic — recently sat down with ET, and was joined by co-star Evan Rachel Wood and director Eric Appel.In the film, Radcliffe portrays the famed accordion-toting parody musician, who — in the context of the over-the-top and largely fictitious story — was told by his parents at a young age to give up on his dreams and stop being himself.For Radcliffe, however, this was about as far from his own experience as a young dreamer as possible.«My parents were incredible. They were really supportive,» he recalled.
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Daniel Radcliffe will soon be seen in his most unexpected role to date in “Weird”, which features the “Harry Potter” star portraying song parody superstar “Weird Al” Yankovic in a quasi-biopic that appears to be more fictitious than factual.
Many will be watching Daniel Radcliffe's portrayal of "Weird Al" Yankovic in the upcoming biopic "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," but he is most concerned about the reaction of his girlfriend's parents, who are big fans of the comedic musician. Radcliffe did an interview with Entertainment Weekly, alongside his co-star Evan Rachel Wood, who plays Madonna in the film after the movies debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. During the interview, Radcliffe was asked what his girlfriend, Erin Darke's reaction was to his portrayal of Yankovic, since she is a fan of his. During an interview, Daniel Radcliffe shared that he is worried about his girlfriend's parents reaction to the movie, since they are big "Weird Al" Yankovic fans. (Arturo Holmes/WireImage) "Actually, after [director] Eric [Appel] and Al [Yankovic], the people I'm most concerned about their reaction is probably my in-laws," Radcliffe explained. "Erin's dad and brother, because they're massive fans as well.
Clayton Davis The inaugural Nuart Festival has been set for Oct. 21-30 to celebrate the reopening of the Nuart Theatre following its renovation. The 10-day fest will open with Oscar-winner Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” including an eclectic mixture of sneak previews and special screenings of films that made midnight movie history at the Nuart. Among the advanced screenings is “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Eric Appel, and starring Daniel Radcliffe ahead of its release on The Roku Channel. Co-presented with Film Independent, the film had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. With Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it “witty and inventive.”
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Harry Potter alum is not active on social media, and while he’s appeared on the red carpet a few times with his new girlfriend Erin Darke, we haven’t learned a whole lot about how they came to be together. Until this year, when he shared a hair-oriented tale about how he and his girlfriend came to be a couple. Radcliffe has been candid dealing with the papparazzi and wanting privacy in the past, but he has also been out and about on red carpets this year to promote his upcoming movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story at TIFF.
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