Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Weird Al’ movie looks delightful and weird, of course

If the casting of Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the upcoming musical biopic about the accordion-tickling parody artist hasn’t piqued your interest yet, perhaps the first trailer for It’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will. Radcliffe is going all in as Yankovic in his early ’80s heyday for Roku’s streaming channel, the kind of thing one can do when you have Harry Potter residuals to cushion your most creative endeavors.

It’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story “holds nothing back,” Roku says of its original film about the Grammy-winning artist, “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.” Yes, everyone’s having a good time here.

The teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much; Radcliffe, as Yankovic, performs parodies, squeezes the accordion, and models a variety of colorful Hawaiian shirts. Shirts-dislikers get a treat too: Radcliffe looks more shredded than “Weird Al” ever did (when not prosthetically enhanced, that is).

Joining Radcliffe in his “Weird Al” biopic are Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna and Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento. Eric Appel and Al Yankovic directed the film. Appel directs the film. His credits also include TV series such as Neue Girl, Brooklyn Nine-NinePlease see the following: NTSF:SD:SUV.

Here’s a quote from “Weird Al” about the movie about himself: “When my last movie UHF When I first released the film in 1989, my solemn promise to my fans was that every 33 years I would release major motion pictures. I’m very happy to say we’re on schedule. Daniel Radcliffe is my film star and I’m thrilled to be his character. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”

It’s Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryYou’ll be able to access the Roku Channel in October, so you have plenty of time for research.