Actor Daniel Radcliffe captures the essence of Grammy-winning comic and parody artist “Bizarre Al” Yankovic within the new trailer for the forthcoming biopic “Bizarre.”
In a teaser trailer launched Tuesday for the Roku unique movie, Radcliffe sports activities Yankovic’s tight Afro curls and thick mustache, and seems bare-chested onstage with an accordion.
Because the trailer continues, Radcliffe wears a number of variations of tropical-themed shirts, an merchandise that Yankovic has worn all through his illustrious profession. When the information of Radcliffe’s upcoming function first broke in February, the “Harry Potter” actor stated he took the half very severely.
“Sporting the Hawaiian shirt is a large accountability that I don’t take flippantly,” Radcliffe stated in a press release, “and I’m honored to lastly share with the world the completely 100% unassailably true story of Bizarre Al’s wicked and scandalous life.”
“Bizarre” explores the lifetime of Yankovic throughout the final 4 many years. The movie is being offered as an “untold true story,” chronicling Yankovic’s ascension to fame with hits like “Eat It” and “Like a Surgeon” — in addition to his “torrid celeb amorous affairs and famously wicked way of life,” according to Variety.
Yankovic and Eric Appel, who directed the Roku unique movie, co-wrote the script collectively.
There is no such thing as a launch date for the movie as of but.
Yankovic is the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time. As a parody artist, he’s reworked current hits and created music cult classics like “White & Nerdy,” “One other One Rides the Bus” and “Smells Like Nirvana.”