“Harry Potter” actor Daniel Radcliffe has announced his next film role: playing parody comedian Weird Al Yankovic in an upcoming biopic for the streaming platform Roku. Yankovic and Radcliffe seem to both be totally on board for what is sure to be a fairly absurd movie, titled “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story.” As Yankovic said in a press release, per People, “I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember [Radcliffe] for.”
However, while some fans have questions — “Is Daniel Radcliffe going to wear a wig, or is he growing his hair out?” one person wondered on Twitter — many people agree that the “Weird” role is right up Radcliffe’s alley. “One thing about Daniel Radcliffe, as seen in Miracle Workers and Swiss Army Man, is that he’s down to get extremely goofy,” one person noted. “I will forever admire Daniel Radcliffe’s commitment to switching things up in weird and wonderful ways,” another remarked. Despite the initial oddness, or maybe because of it, many are quite curious to see how this movie will turn out… or if Yankovic will flip the script and parody a young Radcliffe.
