Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Production: Timeline, news & updates

• 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)