Daniel Radcliffe has remodeled into ‘Bizarre Al’ Yankovic and he actually appears the half.
The Harry Potter star can be enjoying the popular culture icon within the upcoming Roku Authentic biopic Bizarre: The Bizarre Al Yankovic Story, and the primary picture has emerged of him on set.
Wearing black pants and a daring camouflage shirt, the 32-year-old star is sporting the comic’s trademark moustache and a curly haired wig to finish the look.
The film beginning filming earlier this month in Los Angeles, and is being co-produced by Tango and Humorous or Die.
The venture will comply with the life and profession of the musician who made his title with hilarious parodies of well-liked songs.
Responding to the casting final month, the 62-year-old star joked he has been planning the biopic for a very long time.
He quipped: ‘When my final film UHF got here out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my followers that I'd launch a significant movement image each 33 years, like clockwork.
‘I’m very pleased to say we’re on schedule. And I'm completely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe can be portraying me within the movie.
‘I've little doubt in anyway that that is the position future generations will keep in mind him for.’
Bizarre Al is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time and has gained 5 Grammy awards, together with his 2014 report, Obligatory Enjoyable, being the primary comedy album in historical past to debut at primary on US Billboard Prime 200 chart.
A few of his most well-known spoofs embrace Like A Surgeon, based mostly on Like A Virgin by Madonna, and Eat It, a transforming of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.
Through the years, he has enlisted well-known faces together with Jack Black, Seth Inexperienced and Donny Osmond for his music movies.
Colin Davis, Roku’s Head of Authentic Scripted Programming mentioned: ‘There clearly aren’t sufficient biopic motion pictures about well-known musicians and we have been excited to shine a light-weight on the extremely true, unexaggerated story of Bizarre Al.
‘That is sincerely the last word mixture of expertise, creativity, and pals, coming collectively to make one thing genuinely humorous and we couldn't be prouder to name this movie a Roku Authentic.’
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