Weird Al

The weird just got weirder with the trailer for Daniel Radcliffe's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story starring Evan Rachel Wood as a young Madonna.

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The first trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story has dropped and for some reason Daniel Radcliffe looks more ripped than ever before.

I think the main reason I’m so obsessed with Radcliffe’s look in this movie is that he absolutely did not need to look RIPPED for this role. Quinta Brunson is there as Oprah Winfrey and the real-life “Weird Al” also makes an appearance to play a record executive. We’ll keep you posted though, I want all the girlies to appreciate all the hard work Radcliffe has put into this role. Now we finally know that the movie is a rather parodical look at Al Yankovic’s life with some slight adjustments for comedic value. For months we’ve known this movie was coming and that Radcliffe would be donning an absolutely abhorrent wig throughout the film’s duration — but that was about it. I may be a movie enjoyer, but I’m a hole first and foremost.

A new trailer has been released for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, giving us our best look yet at Daniel Radcliffe as the hit comedy singer.

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The parody artist's parody biopic will premiere on The Roku Channel on November 4 and will chronicle the life of the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in ...

[Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.xfire.com/tag/daniel-radcliffe) made a name for himself starring in one of the most mainstream movies of all time as its lead character, [Harry Potter](https://www.xfire.com/tag/harry-potter). His earliest hits include "Eat It" and "Like a Surgeon", which are pastiches of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and Madonna's "Like a Virgin", respectively. The feature-length comedy will run through your standard fare of musical milestones but with a Weird Al twist.

The first trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the satirical biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe as its titular character, Weird Al Yankovic just dropped ...

The film follows the “true” story of the accordion-playing pop culture icon in a pseudo-biopic fashion, intentionally exaggerating and fabricating moments in his life for comedic effect. Originally released as a parody trailer of the same name by Funny or Die, the concept for the film soon took shape after the film was announced in January this year with Radcliffe set to star in the lead role. The film is directed by Eric Appel and co-written by Appel and Yankovic himself.

The script was written by Eric Appel and Yankovic and is actually a parody of rock biopics. Daneil Radcliffe from “Harry Potter” fame was cast to depict Weird ...

https://youtu.be/6b7IP3CQPrc Biopics are a tricky genre to nail. If a filmmaker veers too far into the celebratory, the movie can venture into idol worship ...

Weird is a parody of biopics about a real person—who is famous for their parodies. Take a look at the wacky trailer in the video linked above. In addition to being too respectful to their subjects by glossing over their flaws, biopics rarely pick an exciting vantage point from which to tell their story.

“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC giddily injects his life story with all the overwrought music biopic cliches you can think of in the new trailer for Weird: The Al ...

based on a script Appel and Yankovic co-wrote. The movie will arrive on Nov. [Weird: The Al Yankovic Story](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/watch-daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-teaser-1346987/).

Brutal Youth have released a video for their cover of Weird Al's "Dare to be Stupid". The song originally appeared on Weird Al's album of the same name that ...

Starring Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, the film explores the life and career of comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic (real name Alfred Matthew Yankovic), ...

Watch the trailer below: Other actors set to appear in the movie include Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Julianne Nicholson, and Quinta Brunson. The first full trailer for the upcoming film, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, has been released.

If there's one musician who effectively blended comedy and song to the highest degree, it's "Weird Al" Yankovic. The iconic bushy-haired songwriter shot to ...

Although Weird: The Al Yankovic Story looks like a fantastic and bellyaching-laughter-inducing piece of cinema, it is the farthest thing from a true representation of the quirky star's life. In the film, he can be seen at one point performing "Like a Surgeon" onstage while flanked by Madonna's backup dancers. The real Weird Al, despite being mega-famous, never really presented himself publicly in such a boisterous way. To which Madonna replies "Yes" and immediately transitions into a steamy make-out session, followed by Madonna adding, "Except for the fact that I've had a lot of sex." If there's one musician who effectively blended comedy and song to the highest degree, it's "Weird Al" Yankovic. This prompts Madonna to introduce herself and enter his home.

A trailer for the biopic 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' shows just how ripped Daniel Radcliffe got for the role, and people on Twitter are already ...

(If that movie was a soft reboot of Romancing the Stone, Radcliffe was firmly in the Danny DeVito role.) In that regard, the role of Weird Al is perfectly in keeping with his tastes, and he has certainly taken to the curly wig and Hawaiian shirt with gusto. When the trailer first hit Twitter, people were slightly confused, and it prompted many to ask: was Weird Al ever really that cut? Since appearing in the Harry Potter films, Radcliffe has carved out a niche for himself where he tends to play, well, weirdos, most recently opposite Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in The Lost City.

As stated in the logline, the movie, which is written by Weird Al and director Eric Appel, follows “the greatest musician of our time” from his “conventional ...

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story hits The Roku Channel on Nov. Check out the trailer above. Featuring Radcliffe as the central subject, the trailer even shows the detrimental relationship between

It's the titular role! The actor who first gained fame for playing Harry Potter will now portray the musician behind such beloved parody pop songs as "My ...

As seen in [the latest trailer](https://ew.com/movies/madonna-seduces-a-ripped-weird-al-in-new-trailer-for-daniel-radcliffes-parody-biopic/) for Weird, their performances are an exaggerated parody of disapproving parents. ["Weird Al" Yankovic](https://ew.com/tag/weird-al-yankovic/) personally selected [Daniel Radcliffe](https://ew.com/tag/daniel-radcliffe/) to play him in the film. [Madonna](https://ew.com/tag/madonna/) is the only one who suggested the concept herself. Based on [the first-look photo](https://ew.com/movies/quinta-brunson-oprah-weird-the-al-yankovic-story-photo/), it looks like Brunson's Winfrey will do an MTV Cribs-style interview with Yankovic, showing off his closet full of Hawaiian shirts. Demento, the radio host specializing in comedy and novelty songs who first introduced Yankovic to a wide audience, [Toby Huss](https://ew.com/tag/toby-huss/) ( [Dickinson](https://ew.com/creative-work/dickinson/)) and [Julianne Nicholson](https://ew.com/tag/julianne-nicholson/) ( [Mare of Easttown](https://ew.com/creative-work/mare-of-easttown/#:~:text=Kate%20Winslet%20stars%20as%20a,she%20investigates%20a%20local%20murder.)) will play Nick and Mary Yankovic, the parents of the comedy music superstar. What good is a music biopic without a shady older mentor to identify the star's talent at an early stage? ...but Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is also playful in its approach to real life. [Abbott Elementary](https://ew.com/creative-work/abbott-elementary/) star [Quinta Brunson](https://ew.com/person/quinta-brunson/)'s next trick will be portraying [Oprah Winfrey](https://ew.com/person/oprah-winfrey/) in Weird. [a torrid love affair](https://ew.com/movies/madonna-seduces-a-ripped-weird-al-in-new-trailer-for-daniel-radcliffes-parody-biopic/) between him and Madonna ( [Evan Rachel Wood](https://ew.com/tag/evan-rachel-wood/)). It's the titular role! The actor recently told [Jimmy Fallon](https://ew.com/tag/jimmy-fallon/) that it was [because he sang](https://ew.com/tv/how-daniel-radcliffe-got-cast-as-weird-al-yankovic-rihanna-elements-song/) Tom Lehrer's parody song ["The Elements"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycKkGEShVsg) on [The Graham Norton Show](https://ew.com/creative-work/the-graham-norton-show/) in 2010.

The first trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the satirical biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe as its titular character, Weird Al Yankovic just dropped ...

The film follows the “true” story of the accordion-playing pop culture icon in a pseudo-biopic fashion, intentionally exaggerating and fabricating moments in his life for comedic effect. Originally released as a parody trailer of the same name by Funny or Die, the concept for the film soon took shape after the film was announced in January this year with Radcliffe set to star in the lead role. The film is directed by Eric Appel and co-written by Appel and Yankovic himself.

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Madonna make out in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Weird Al while Evan Rachel Wood portrays ...

["Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/movies) features the parody songwriter's rise to fame, including his meeting with Madonna. I can now go to my grave saying that I've had accordion lessons with Weird Al." The "Harry Potter" star revealed that a silly moment in 2010 led to him landing the role. "I sang 'The Elements' next to Colin Farrell and a very bemused Rihanna, who I think was like, 'Who is this kid and why is he singing all of the elements?'" Radcliffe recalled. "All I wanted was to make up new words to a song that already exists," Radcliffe, playing Yankovic, says in the trailer while talking about his creative process. [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/celebrity-news) makes out with Evan Rachel Wood, as the two portray "Weird Al" Yankovic and Madonna in a recently released trailer for an upcoming biopic.