Last month, it was announced that Daniel Radcliffe would play the titular role in the forthcoming Roku Channel film Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story, a biopic of the comedy-rock icon Yankovic. Now, we have a first look as Radcliffe in character as Yankovic, and boy it does not disappoint.
Yankovic himself has been posting some delightful behind-the-scenes updates about filming. Sharing a picture of Radcliffe in costume, he recently wrote: "It never fails - we’re trying to shoot a movie here, and this cosplayer weirdo tries to crash our set. Ugh! I mean, I love my fans, but… boundaries, people! Don’t worry, we had security throw him out."
SHOOT DAY #8: It never fails - we’re trying to shoot a movie here, and this cosplayer weirdo tries to crash our set. Ugh! I mean, I love my fans, but… boundaries, people! Don’t worry, we had security throw him out. #WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory @TheRokuChannel pic.twitter.com/XdHZBlrsPM
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) February 22, 2022
As previously discussed, Yankovic co-wrote the film with Eric Appel, who also serves as director. Yankovic also recently shared a picture of the script on Twitter, captioning: "SHOOT DAY #7: Oh man, I am really, REALLY going to get in trouble with @TheRokuChannel over this, but I’m just so proud of this script, and I wanted to leak part of it.So…🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨… This is the ACTUAL ENDING of #WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory." The picture? Just the words "Cut to BLACK. CREDIT CRAWL BEGINS." Wah-wahhh.
