US-based streaming platform Roku is bringing a biopic of US comedy rapper ’Weird Al’ Yankovic to screens, with Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role.
The feature, titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is directed by Eric Appel and written by Al Yankovic himself, alongside Appel. Yankovic produces, along with Mike Farah, Joe Farrell and Whitney Hodack for Funny Or Die, and Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Max Silva for Tango.
Production is set to begin in Los Angeles in early February. The feature will be available only to stream on Roku.
It is Roku’s first original biopic, and will follow the career of ‘Weird Al’ – real name Alfred Yankovic – from a gifted child musician to the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with hits including parody songs ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’.
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