Daniel Radcliffe, not known for his new role in the biopic of bizarre musician Weird Al Yankovic

There must have been countless scripts that came to Daniel Radcliffe to tempt him with a cinematic role, but surely no one thought that the new Harry Potter saga protagonist project was to include a biopic about the strange American musician “Weird Al” Yankovic, famous for his videos during MTV.

The 32-year-old actor was encouraged to play the legendary Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic, who hit parody Yes Beat it, Like a Virgin Y Sharo koto sound on all radio and on the MTV channel.

The movie

Directed by Eric Appel, the film will focus on the narration of the well -known “Weird Al”, from his beginnings as a child prodigy, to the moment he became a successful figure, touring around the world, powered by his accordion. , costumes and funny lyrics.

Script of the comedian himself, his rise will be exposed in hits Eat it (reversal and parody of beat it by Michael Jackson) and Like a Surgeon (about him Like a virgin of Madonna), as well as her passions and her broken lifestyle.

He will also tell the story of the death of his parents, who died in 2004 after ingesting carbon monoxide.

This week the first photos came out on Instagram and now here’s the official trailer, all with an incredible depiction of Radcliffe with a printed military shirt, black pants and checkered sneakers (a Yankovic’s classic look), in addition to his typical mane with curlers and a bushy mustache.

Ang in 2023 will premiere in the United Statesvia the Roku platform.

The incredible story of Weird Al

As expected, the film had the enthusiastic support of the sitter, who said he was “absolutely excited” to have Radcliffe in the role.

He added, “When my last film came out in 1989, I swore to my fans that I would release a major movie every 33 years, on time. I have no doubt that this is the duty that future generations will remember him for. ”

Throughout his career, Weird Al Yankovic won five Grammy awards and released more than 20 albums .

A pop culture figure

Over the years, “Weird Al” Yankovic has succeeded in becoming a figure in pop culture. He forgave so many people that he even showed up The Simpson bent oneself. He also starred in three films of the bare gunhad a major performance in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and had its own show on MTV.

He also appeared in The Ramones video clip of the song Something to believeand also appeared in an episode of How I Met Your Motherwhere Ted Mosby allegedly gave him, through a letter, the inspiration to create his parody of Madonna, Like a Surgeon.

His list also includes parodic hits Amoy Nirvana (according to Smells Like Teen Spirit), Do It This Way (according to Born like this of Lady Gaga), canadian idiot (sa american idiot by Green Day) and songs by Michael Jackson such as fat (sa Bad), All Night Snacks (Black or white).

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