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The biopic was directed by Eric Appel, who is making his feature film directing debut after a long stint directing TV. When is the Weird: The Al Yankovic Story film release date? Evan Rachel Wood (top left) was cast as Madonna. Rainn Wilson (bottom left) portrayed Dr. Demento, after original cast member Patton Oswalt, who was set to play him, pulled out of the production a few days before filming after breaking his foot. In 2010, Funny or Die released a fake trailer for a satirical biographical film titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story directed by Eric Appel and starring Aaron Paul as musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. [9] Additional co-stars in the three-minute-long trailer included Olivia Wilde as Madonna, Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen as Yankovic's parents, and Patton Oswalt as Dr. Demento. Yankovic himself cameoed as a record producer. [10] At the time, the fake trailer was intended to parody prior biographical films on musicians, such as Ray (2004) and Walk the Line (2005). [11]

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story . Funny or Die. June 25, 2013 . Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via YouTube. Airing at the end of this year on The Roku Channel, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story sees Daniel Radcliffe portray the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. The feature-length comedy aims to explore every aspect of Yankovic’s life, from his beginning interest in the accordion to his torrid celebrity love affairs.Rihanna, Billy Eichner, 'Elvis,' 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' top Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) winners". AwardsWatch. November 17, 2022 . Retrieved November 26, 2022. Willman, Chris (November 10, 2023). "2024 Grammys Nominations Full List: SZA Leads With 9 Noms, Phoebe Bridgers Follows With 7". Variety . Retrieved November 10, 2023. Julianne Nicholson, known for I, Tonya and Mare of Easttown, portrays Mary Yankovic and Spencer Treat Clark, whose previous credits include Gladiator, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Animal Kingdom, plays Steve Jay. Quinta Brunson and Toby Huss appear as Oprah Winfrey and Toby Huss. Alongside Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story boasts an impressive cast. Westworld’s Wood and The Office’s Wilson play Madonna and Dr. Demento respectively. Heller, Corinne (February 18, 2022). "Daniel Radcliffe Is Unrecognizable as 'Weird Al' Yankovic in Biopic Transformation". E! Online . Retrieved February 20, 2022.

a b "Daniel Radcliffe Lip Syncs in 'Weird Al' Movie, but He Still Sang Live in Front of Yankovic: It Was 'Intimidating' ". Variety. September 9, 2022. Shaunette, Morgan (March 9, 2022). "Weird Al Yankovic Shares Photo Celebrating the Final Day of Shooting His Biopic". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022 . Retrieved March 9, 2022. Douglas, Edward (November 4, 2022). "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Director Eric Appel on Finding the Truth Among the Parody and Why He Cast Daniel Radcliffe". Above the Line . Retrieved November 6, 2022.Grobar, Matt (December 22, 2022). "SCL Award Nominations 2023: 'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio,' 'The Banshees Of Inisherin,' 'Nope,' 'The Batman' & 'Don't Worry Darling' To Compete For Outstanding Studio Film Score – Complete List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2023.

a b c d e f g h Itzkoff, Dave (September 8, 2022). "When Weird Al Yankovic Met Daniel Radcliffe, Things Got … Well, You Know". The New York Times . Retrieved September 10, 2022. a b c Grobar, Matt (January 18, 2022). " Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Daniel Radcliffe To Portray Grammy Winner In Roku Biopic From Funny Or Die & Tango". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 20, 2022. Schneider, Michael (January 10, 2023). " Severance, Station Eleven, The Daily Show Lead 2023 DGA Awards Television Nominations". Variety . Retrieved January 12, 2023. San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. January 3, 2023 . Retrieved January 4, 2023. Al is shown to turn his dream into reality, becoming an instant success and sex symbol in the process. Evan Rachel Wood features as a young Madonna while Dr. Demento (played by Rainn Wilson) discovers and rechristens the soon-to-be star.

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Sperling, Nicole (August 22, 2022). "Roku Enters Originals With 'Weird' ". The New York Times. p. B1 . Retrieved August 22, 2022.

Lattanzio, Ryan; Jones, Marcus (January 11, 2023). " 'Andor,' 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Severance' Score Multiple 2023 WGA TV Award Nominations". IndieWire . Retrieved January 12, 2023. There are one or two vaguely decent things here: a nice gag about no one recognising Queen bassist John Deacon, and a game performance from Julianne Nicholson. Having just portrayed Marilyn Monroe’s mother in Blonde, Nicholson now gets to play Al’s mum, placidly telling her music-obsessed boy things such as: “Stop being who you are and doing the things you love.” IPA Reveals Nominations for the 27th Satellite™ Awards". International Press Academy. December 8, 2022 . Retrieved December 8, 2022. The Roku Channel. "Roku Original - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story". Roku . Retrieved September 29, 2022. Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 12, 2023). "Producers Guild Awards 2023 Film and TV Nominations Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 12, 2023.Roku Enlists Village Roadshow to Sell 'Weird' Internationally". The Hollywood Reporter. November 22, 2022. The film includes a brief glimpse of Yankovic's "Eat It" video, though with Radcliffe's face digitally superimposed on Yankovic's. Yankovic had the 16mm footage of the original video which he digitized in 4K by himself to be used for the superimposing, and which he later released onto YouTube after re-editing the footage while he was on The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour to match the original video frame-for-frame. [32] Cultural references edit a b c d e Eakin, Marah (November 4, 2022). "The Real Story of How the Weird Al Movie Scored Fake Cameos". Wired . Retrieved November 6, 2022.