That’s right, Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying Al Yankovic in the new Roku produced biopic of music’s weirdest musician. Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story will start filming in February with a release set for later this year on the Roku channel. In classic Weird Al fashion he had this to say about it:
“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…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.”
Colin Davis, Roku’s Head of Original Scripted Programming, added:
“There clearly aren’t enough biopic movies about famous musicians and we were excited to shine a light on the incredibly true, unexaggerated story of Weird Al. This is sincerely the ultimate combination of talent, creativity, and friends, coming together to make something genuinely funny and we could not be prouder to call this film a Roku Original.”
[NME]
