The actor and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story director Eric Appel take The Awardist inside their quasi-biopic.
Portraying"Weird Al" Yankovicon screen was not onDaniel Radcliffe’s bucket list.
It was not predicted but a lovely surprise."
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic with ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ star Daniel Radcliffe at the New York premiere in Nov. 2022.Theo Wargo/Getty
That surprise includes lots of fictionalization and few facts.
“Obviously he’s carried a movie franchise, as the lead actor.
He just really checked all the boxes for us.”
Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna and Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’.The Roku Channel
One of the boxes, of course, was the performance aspect.
“That scene would not have happened were not for the both of them and how great they were.
But yeah, it was super fun.
Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’.Everett Collection
