Get ready to get weird!
The first trailer forWeird: The Al Yankovic Storydropped on Monday. And in true Weird Al fashion, the Daniel Radcliffe-led film looks to offer a unique take on the biopic genre.
“I’m tired of people thinking I’m some kind of joke,” Radcliffe’s Yankovic says in the trailer, before confessing his lifelong dream to his friends. “My whole life, all I’ve wanted, is to make up new words to a song that already exists.”
“Oh… well, you should do that then!” one hilariously responds in the clip.
“I was wondering if you were going to do a parody of my song, “Like a Virgin”? she asks, before telling him the song is autobiographical “except for the fact that I’ve had a lot of sex.”
Their steamy affair, and he impact on him, is just one of the things depicted in the film.
“Discover the icon who changed music — literally,” the film’s log line says.
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“The biopic holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic’s life, 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,” the release read.
PEOPLE exclusively debuted thefirst official photo of Radcliffe in costume as Yankovicin February.
“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” Radcliffe said at the time, “and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life.”
Quinta Brunson and Daniel Radcliffe inWeird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022).Aaron Epstein/The Roku Channel
In a statement earlier this year, Weird Al gave theHarry Potteralum his blessing, saying at the time that he was “absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying” him.
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“I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for,” the “White & Nerdy” singer, 62, said.
It’s available to stream exclusively on The Roku Channel starting Friday, Nov. 4.
source: people.com
