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Daniel Radcliffe is opening up about getting a lot of support from his parents when he first started too pursue a career as an actor.

Daniel Radcliffe joins Weird Al Yankovic while arriving at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

“As soon as I saw Harry Potter, I thought “Hey, someday … my doppelganger!” joked “Weird Al” Yankovic about the inspiration to cast Daniel Radcliffe as his on-screen alter ego in Roku’s biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

It honestly wouldn’t be your fault if you never heard of “Die Hart.” Even though the first season stars Kevin Hart and John Travolta, it debuted on Quibi. Remember that experiment? Well, like so many of the Quibi shows, it was eventually picked up and repackaged over at The Roku Channel.

The need for greater residuals and more diversity were some of the vital issues expressed by filmmakers tonight at the DGA Awards ahead of the guild’s talks with the AMPTP.

Following the premiere of his biopic comedy Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on Roku last weekend, director Eric Appel looks to have already found his follow-up film as he is set to direct and write the comedy Stepdude for Sony Pictures. Matt Tolmach (Jumanji franchise, Venom) is producing along Jack Black and Roz Music.

Daniel Radcliffe is bringing his new movie to the 2022 New York Comic-Con!

As New York Comic Con wound down on Sunday, Evan Rachel Wood reunited with Daniel Radcliffe to promote their new movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.The 35-year-old Wood and 33-year-old Radcliffe took the stage at the Javits Center in New York City on Sunday to promote the movie, debuting on The Roku Channel November 4.Wood and Radcliffe were joined on stage by writer-director Eric Appel and Colin Andrews Davis, The Roku Channel's head of scripted originals.  Reunited: As New York Comic-Con wound down on Sunday, Evan Rachel Wood reunited with Daniel Radcliffe to promote their new movie Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryWood stepped out with a white top and a thin silver necklace dangling from her neck, with a stylish black coat.Her red locks flowed over her shoulders as she complimented her look with black leather pants. She completed her look with black platform heels for her look at the panel, held at the Javits Center.

Clayton Davis The inaugural Nuart Festival has been set for Oct. 21-30 to celebrate the reopening of the Nuart Theatre following its renovation. The 10-day fest will open with Oscar-winner Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” including an eclectic mixture of sneak previews and special screenings of films that made midnight movie history at the Nuart. Among the advanced screenings is “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Eric Appel, and starring Daniel Radcliffe ahead of its release on The Roku Channel. Co-presented with Film Independent, the film had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. With Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it “witty and inventive.”

rocky romance with Madonna, who then became a Yoko Ono-esque wedge between him and his band. Michael Jackson definitely did not release “Beat It” after Yankovic wrote “Eat It.” Was cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar a Weird Al superfan who offered him 1 billion pesos to perform at his birthday party? Who’s to say?What Yankovic and director/co-writer Eric Appel have done, brilliantly in spots, is parody Yankovic’s own life while sending up the whole biopic genre.

Angelique Jackson “The world belongs to the weird,” so says the tagline for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” but the wee hours of Friday morning belonged to Daniel Radcliffe as the comedy made its world premiere as the clock struck midnight at the Toronto International Film Festival. Radclifffe stars as the beloved parody musician in the upcoming Roku original film, which made its world premiere at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, kicking off TIFF’s Midnight Madness programming lineup. It was a full house at the theater and the crowd ate up every second of the parody biopic, cheering loudly for every surprise cameo (of which there were many) at the first “backstory” behind Yankovic’s biggest hits from “My Bologna” to “Eat It.” Some of the most raucous applause was saved for the Radcliffe-fronted rendition of “Amish Paradise.”

Daniel Radcliffe is making a rare red carpet appearance with his girlfriend!

Airing at the end of this year on The Roku Channel, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story sees Daniel Radcliffe portray the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. The feature-length comedy aims to explore every aspect of Yankovic’s life, from his beginning interest in the accordion to his torrid celebrity love affairs.

Michaela Zee editor Daniel Radcliffe is strapping on his accordion as parody artist “Weird Al” Yankovic in the new trailer for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” “Weird” is set to premiere on Roku’s free streaming channel Nov. 4, but it will screen a bit earlier as the opening film of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness programming series on Sept. 8.

Wilson Chapman editorGet ready to crank up that polka music. “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” the upcoming Roku original film starring Daniel Radcliffe as the beloved parody musician, will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.The film will screen Sept. 8, TIFF’s opening night, as the first film in the festival’s annual Midnight Madness programming series.

The biopic about "Weird Al" Yankovic finally has a release date.The movie about the comedic singer, played by "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe will be available to stream on Roku starting November 4, 2022.  The Roku Channel posted the movie poster on Instagram, with the caption, "Daniel Radcliffe is WEIRD. Stream #WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory free on November 4.

Quinta Brunson has transformed into TV royalty. The star and creator is slated to take on the role of Oprah Winfrey in The Roku Channel and director Eric Appel's upcoming biopic, , coming this fall.In newly released stills from the highly anticipated project, the actress' transformation into the daytime talk show icon was revealed for the first time.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorQuinta Brunson channels her inner talk-show host to portray Oprah Winfrey in Roku’s “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” starring Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, as the frizzy-haired musical parodist.The movie is billed as “the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time.” “Weird,” which has a runtime of 108 minutes, is slated to premiere on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel this fall.Brunson is the latest cast member announced for “Weird,” which in addition to Radcliffe stars Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna; Rainn Wilson as radio broadcaster Dr. Demento; and Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss as Yankovic’s parents, Mary and Nick.Brunson recently made Primetime Emmy Awards history with three nominations — for comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series — for ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” which she created, executive produces and stars in.

WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic, and it looks pretty epic. The teaser trailer dropped Tuesday, and fans can’t stop talking about the 38-second mark: a ripped, shirtless, Radcliffe in a wig drinking from a bottle of alcohol on stage and spitting it up into the air.

Grab your accordions because the first teaser for the “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe as the Grammy Award-winning musician has arrived.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDaniel Radcliffe inhabits the frizzy-haired persona of “Weird Al” Yankovic in the new teaser trailer for the Roku original film about the parody artist, which is coming to the platform’s free streaming channel this fall.Roku released the teaser trailer for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” produced by Funny Or Die and Tango, at its 2022 NewFronts presentation Tuesday. Yankovic co-wrote the film’s script with Eric Appel, who is also directing.