'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic has its lead – and it's a Harry Potter star

'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic has its lead – and it'southward a Harry Potter star

'Weird Al' Yankovic receives a Grammy award at the 61st Grammy Premiere Ceremony

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Roku'southward forthcoming biopic about the comedy music icon, has found its lead – and it'southward none other than Daniel Radcliffe.

In news that nosotros did not expect to read or hear, the former Harry Potter star has been cast to portray Yankovic in the Roku Original title, which will exist free to stream on all Roku streaming devices when it exclusively launches on The Roku Channel.

Produced by Funny or Dice and Tango, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will chart the musician-cum-actor's meteoric ascent to fame with hit parody songs including Like a Surgeon, Eat It, Amish Paradise and Smells similar Nirvana.

The feature moving-picture show volition too explore his private life in cracking particular. A Roku press release confirming that the biopic will "hold nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic's life" that'll shine a light on his various relationships and other important aspects of Yankovic's personal life.

Yankovic has co-written his biopic with Eric Appel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl), who will besides direct and executive produce the movie. Funny or Die's Eric Munoz III and Tango's Neil Shah will also serve every bit executive producers, while Yankovic will receive a producer credit.

Product on Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will brainstorm in Los Angeles in Feb, while a release date will be revealed in due grade.

Assay: Daniel Radcliffe is an odd only strangely pleasing selection for lead office

An official promotional image for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — (Image credit: Warner Bros.)

If confirmation that a 'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic is happening wasn't surreal enough, the selection to hire Radcliffe may – initially, at least – seem similar a very odd pick.

Radcliffe famously portrayed Harry Potter in Warner Bros' live-activity movie franchise, which is based on J.K. Rowling's novels of the same name. He was concluding seen gracing our screens in HBO Max's Harry Potter 20th ceremony reunion special.

Since the final Harry Potter moving picture was released in July 2011, though, Radcliffe has opted to star in more than unusual movie, Tv set and phase play productions – Horns, Guns Akimbo and Miracle Workers among his more than recent projects.

Speaking about Radcliffe's casting and the biopic in general, Yankovic said: "When my final flick – UHF – came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major move flick every 33 years, similar clockwork. I'one thousand very happy to say we're on schedule.

"And I'thousand absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe volition be portraying me in the pic. I have no uncertainty whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for."

Given Radcliffe's penchant for curious and quirky projects, and his apparent motion abroad from moving-picture show franchise roles, then, information technology isn't that surprising that something like Weird: The Al Yankovic Story would appeal to him. Radcliffe gets to portray the biggest comedy musician of all fourth dimension, and flex his acting muscles in another unconventional office. Here's hoping Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and Radcliffe's impersonation of Yankovic himself, is as strangely marvellous every bit we hope it'll be.

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