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Synopsis
Charting the rise of one of America’s greatest musical comedians, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story chronicles this man's remarkable life and holds nothing back. From starting out as a musical prodigy to becoming the best-known pop parody artist ever, Weird Al's ascent to fame is scattered with wacky and wild encounters with celebrities. This biopic is much more than a playback of Al's greatest hits. It's the weirdest story of all.
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What to know
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a musical biopic produced by Funny or Die for the Roku Channel. The subject matter of the movie is none other than famed American artist and comedian, Weird Al Yankovic. Renowned for his pop culture parodies, Weird Al himself takes the co-writer role, enlisting the help of Eric Appel as director to bring his story to the big screen.
Appel originally directed a Funny or Die trailer starring Aaron Paul, which ultimately inspired the real film. The feature length stars Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al in a film shoot that only took 18 days to complete. Also starring in the film are Evan Rachel Wood, Julianne Nicholson and Rainn Wilson. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was released on the Roku Channel on November 4th, 2022.
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- March 22, 2010
- Funny Or Die produce a satirical trailer for The Weird Al Yankovic Story with Aaron Paul in the lead role alongside Olivia Wilde and Gary Cole. The trailer is written and directed by Eric Appel.(Source: Funny or Die)
- January 18, 2022
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is announced as a Roku Channel exclusive produced by Tango and Funny or Die. Daniel Radcliffe is confirmed to play the lead role with Eric Appel confirmed as director and executive producer. Weird Al Yankovic is confirmed as the co-writer alongside Eric Appel.(Source: Roku Blog)
- February 10, 2022
- Principal photography began in Los Angeles, with Weird Al Yankovic on set. (Source: @alfredyankovic instagram)
- March 9, 2022
- After a remarkably quick eighteen-day shoot, filming is wrapped. (Source: @alfredyankovic instagram)
- May 4, 2022
- Trailer for the film is released showing Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic for the first time and confirming that the film will be released in fall 2022. (Source: YouTube)
- July 27, 2022
- A new poster for the film is released revealing that the film will premiere on November 4th. (Source: Deadline)
- August 27, 2022
- With the tagline, ‘The world belongs to the weird’, another new poster for the movie is released via the twitter page of Weird Al Yankovic himself. It shows Daniel Radcliffe wielding the accordion. (Source: Collider)
- August 29, 2022
- A new trailer for the movie is released showcasing the superstar at different eras of his incredible career, including a moment with Rachel Wood as Madonna. (Source: Variety)
- November 4, 2022
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was released on the Roku Channel. (Source: Roku)
Rating
75% 
6.9 (35k) Genres
Comedy, Crime, Music & Musical
Runtime
1h 48min
Production country
United States
Director
Eric Appel
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