{"id":50254,"date":"2022-01-18T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T22:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=50254"},"modified":"2022-06-16T00:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T04:46:10","slug":"daniel-radcliffe-to-get-weird-for-weird-the-weird-al-yankovic-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/18\/daniel-radcliffe-to-get-weird-for-weird-the-weird-al-yankovic-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Radcliffe To Get Weird For WEIRD: THE WEIRD AL YANKOVIC STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WEIRD-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WEIRD-featured.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WEIRD-featured-339x170.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if he will be as good at wielding an accordion as he was a magic wand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/daniel-radcliffe-weird-the-weird-al-yankovic-story\/\">The Wrap<\/a> has announced that Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to portray the legendary parodist Weird Al Yankovic in <strong>WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic <\/strong>story. The film is produced by Funny or Die from a script co-written by Yankovic and Eric Appel and will be exclusively seen for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/therokuchannel.roku.com\/\">The Roku Channel<\/a>. Appel will also direct the film.<\/p>\n<p>If you are expecting a serious biopic about the comedy legend, let the official synopsis set you straight:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe biopic holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic\u2019s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like \u2018Eat It\u2019 and \u2018Like a Surgeon\u2019 to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. \u2018WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story\u2019 takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic\u2019s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That description might sound familiar to hardcore Weird Al fans. That plot line apes the story in a fake film trailer, also done by Eric Appel and Funny or Die, that starred Aaron Paul as Weird Al Yankovic. The trailer would often play during costume changes at Weird Al&#8217;s concerts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcNuiri2dV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have always said that I would pay to see the full length version of that trailer. But it appears now I&#8217;ll be getting the film without having to pay for it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-50260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-rokus-biopic-wierd-the-al-yankovic-story-339x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-rokus-biopic-wierd-the-al-yankovic-story-339x191.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-rokus-biopic-wierd-the-al-yankovic-story-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-rokus-biopic-wierd-the-al-yankovic-story-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-rokus-biopic-wierd-the-al-yankovic-story.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While I would have loved to see Aaron Paul reprise the role, Daniel Radcliffe has loads of comedic chops, as evidence by his work on\u00a0<strong>Miracle Workers<\/strong>. I think he&#8217;d be a fun Weird Al Yankovic. It is not known if they will be recasting anyone else from the star-studded trailer, but if they get someone other than Patton Oswalt to play Doctor Demento, that actor is going to have big shoes to fill.<\/p>\n<p>Yankovic&#8217;s last foray in to motion picture screenwriting was 1989&#8217;s cult favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/21\/uhf-at-25\/\"><strong>UHF<\/strong><\/a>, a fact that he references in his statement for this film:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork. I\u2019m very happy to say we\u2019re on schedule. And 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,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To all you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?s=harry+potter\">Harry Potter<\/a> fans out there lacking a sense of humor, that was a joke.<\/p>\n<p>Production is set to begin on the film in Los Angeles next month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Radcliffe will be playing the legendary parodist, Weird Al Yankovic. Aaron Paul could not be reached for comment. <\/div>\n<p> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/18\/daniel-radcliffe-to-get-weird-for-weird-the-weird-al-yankovic-story\/\" title=\"Daniel Radcliffe To Get Weird For WEIRD: THE WEIRD AL YANKOVIC STORY\">[click for more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[1806,7663,11354,2450,11352],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-50254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-daniel-radcliffe","9":"tag-patton-oswalt","10":"tag-the-roku-channel","11":"tag-weird-al-yankovic","12":"tag-weird-the-weird-al-yankovic"},"aioseo_notices":[],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[4],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50254"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=50254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}