Daniel Radcliffe Honored To Portray Weird Al Yankovic In Upcoming Biopic

Daniel Radcliffe is certainly one of the most recognizable actors in all of Hollywood. Starting at a young age, Radcliffe made a name for himself for his leading role in the Harry Potter franchise. It seems he is very excited about his upcoming role in a biopic as well.

Radcliffe never had any trouble shaking off his Harry Potter image, as he acted in films such as The Woman in Black, Horns and Escape From Pretoria. As reported earlier, Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which will be based on Weird Al Yankovic’s life.

A first look at Radcliffe was Weird Al was already shown recently, as he looked completely unrecognizable. While speaking with People, Daniel Radcliffe talked about his role in the upcoming biopic.

Daniel Radcliffe admitted that it was an honor for him to portray Weird Al Yankovic and that he is not taking his role lightly whatsoever.

“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, 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.”

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is co-written by Yankovic, telling the story of his captivating and crazy life from his early days and through his rise to fame from the late 1970s. It remains to be seen how the film will be received by fans and critics alike once it releases.