Weird Al Yankovic is ‘thrilled’ that Daniel Radcliffe is portraying him in his biopic

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Daniel Radcliffe has his next movie lined up, and it‘s going to get weird. It was revealed Tuesday that the “Harry Potter” star has been cast to portray Al Yankovic in hisupcoming biopic, “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story.” The musician tweeted Tuesday morning “So… I’m making a movie.” Two hours later he shared Deadline’s article announcing the news adding, “See??

I’m not kidding about this!”See?? I’m not kidding about this! https://t.co/p1qww3R20vThe film will be available to stream exclusively on Roku and production will kick off in Los Angeles next month.

The comedic singer said he was happy to keep his vow to release another film 33 years after his cult classic “UHF.” “When my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork,” he explained.

He went on to say he has “no doubt whatsoever” it will be the film future generations remember Radcliffe for. “I’m very happy to say we’re on schedule.