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  • Daniel Radcliffe to play ‘Bizarre Al’ Yankovic in a Roku authentic biopic  

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    Daniel Radcliffe is about to play the Grammy-winning musician ‘Bizarre Al’ Yankovic within the Roku authentic film. The movie is titled Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Tale, and can be Roku’s first authentic biopic. The movie is bankrolled by way of Humorous Or Die and Tango.

    In keeping with Roku, “The biopic holds not anything again, exploring each and every aspect of Yankovic’s lifestyles, from his meteoric upward push to reputation with early hits like Consume It and Like a Surgeon to his torrid superstar amorous affairs and famously wicked way of life.”

    In keeping with stories in Selection, Radcliffe-starrer is about to be directed by way of Eric Appel, who co-wrote the script with Yankovic. Manufacturing at the biopic starts in Los Angeles in early February.

    In a remark, Yankovic stated, “When my final film UHF got here out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fanatics that I might unencumber a big movement image each and every 33 years, like clockwork. I’m more than pleased to mention we’re on time table.”

    He additionally added, “And I’m completely overjoyed that Daniel Radcliffe can be portraying me within the movie. I don’t have any doubt in any respect that that is the function long term generations will take into accout him for.” Bizarre Al’ Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist, a five-time Grammy winner and his 2014 unencumber Obligatory A laugh occurs to be the primary comedy album to debut at primary on Billboard’s Best 200 chart.