2 years ago
94
Daniel Radcliffe nailed it arsenic “Weird” Al Yankovic successful the singer’s upcoming biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. See the film’s archetypal trailer below.
Daniel Radcliffe UNRECOGNIZABLE arsenic "Weird Al" Yankovic
Daniel Radcliffe has us doing a treble take.
On Aug. 29, the archetypal trailer for the Eric Appel-directed Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was released, and the Harry Potter alum wholly nailed his translation into "Weird" Al Yankovic.
In the astir three-minute clip for the film, which was co-written by Weird Al and Eric, Daniel is seen sporting Weird Al's signature look, implicit with a curly wig, heavy mustache, large glasses and his infamous Hawaiian shirts.
"I'm bushed of radical reasoning I'm immoderate benignant of joke," helium began successful the trailer. "My full life, each I wanted is to marque up caller words to a opus that already exists."
From there, viewers spot a glimpse of Weird Al's emergence to stardom, opening with the origin of "My Bologna," his 1983 parody of The Knack's 1979 deed "My Sharona."
The trailer besides teases Weird Al's steamy romance with Madonna, who is played by Evan Rachel Wood, during which the "Material Girl" vocalist shows up astatine Weird Al's house, asking him to marque a parody of one of her biggest hits.
"I was wondering if you were going to bash a parody of my song, ‘Like a Virgin?'" she asks, arsenic she seductively walked toward the actor. When Weird Al questions if the opus is "autobiographical," she replies, "Yes, but for the information that I've had a batch of sex."
According to the film's description, the Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the "unexaggerated existent communicative astir the top instrumentalist of our time. From a accepted upbringing wherever playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his imagination of changing the words to world-renowned songs travel true. An instant occurrence and enactment symbol, Al lives an excessive manner and pursues an infamous romance that astir destroys him."
The movie besides stars Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey, Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss as Weird Al's parents, Mary and Nick Yankovic, and Rainn Wilson as broadcaster Dr. Demento. The Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is slated to beryllium released Nov. 4 connected Roku's escaped streaming channel.
Watch Daily Pop weekdays astatine 11 a.m., lone connected E!.
