It’s going to be pretty wild seeing Daniel Radcliffe playing Weird Al Yankovic in the upcoming biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovich Story. We’ve already seen some photos of him in the role, but now the actor addresses taking on the role.
The biopic holds nothing back, “exploring every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.”
In an interview with People magazine Radcliffe said, “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.”
Yankovic previously said he’s “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.” He added, “When 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’m very happy to say we’re on schedule.”
The project is being produced by Funny Or Die and Tango. Yankovic is involved with the project as well, and he even co-wrote the script with Eric Appel, who is also set to direct.