“As soon as I saw Harry Potter, I thought “Hey, someday … my doppelganger!” joked “Weird Al” Yankovic about the inspiration to cast Daniel Radcliffe as his on-screen alter ego in Roku’s biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
More seriously, though, the musical satirist and director Eric Appel agreed it was the actor’s near-instant commitment to the role that made Radcliffe their Weird Al, the pair revealed Sunday at the telepic’s Deadline’s Contenders TV panel. RELATED: The Contenders TV – Deadline’s Full Coverage “He took it very seriously,” explained Appel. “And in our first meeting with him when he signed on to do it, which was about two years before it got made, he asked the question at the end of our Zoom call: ‘What kind of accordion should I buy?
I’m planning on learning how to play the accordion.’” Radcliffe ultimately learned the instrument with an assist from the master, Yankovic himself. “I gave him some lessons,” the five-time Grammy winner revealed. “I, in fact, made some instructional videos, like where to have the your fingers on the buttons.
Like, only five people are going to know that he’s really doing, but he’s actually putting the right buttons on the accordion!” Yankovic and Appel, who co-wrote the screenplay, were drawn to Radcliffe thanks to adventurous body of work following his headlining role in the immensely popular Harry Potter franchise. “That really impressed us,” said Yankovic. “He’s made a lot of interesting choices in terms of roles he’s taken on — a lot of weird roles, which made us think he probably would be amenable to our movie.” RELATED: Contenders Television Continues Sunday: 20 Panels Showcasing Buzziest Shows Of Awards Season Added Appel: “He does comedy and drama so well.
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