Daniel Radcliffe to star in Weird Al biopic

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  1. tdcrjeff

    tdcrjeff Senior Member Thread Starter

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  2. Juan Matus

    Juan Matus Reformed Audiophile

    "The biopic holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle,"

    LOL! I can't wait!
     
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  3. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    The second half, where he blossoms after breaking away from his abusive partner, promises to swell a lot of hearts.
     
  4. Hanglow

    Hanglow Forum Resident

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    Who's going to play Dr.Demento ?...wasn't a fan of the parodies...but the phony celebrity interviews he did were genius :unhunh:
     
  5. JediJones

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    Wonder why they just didn't have Al do it himself like Stern in Private Parts. It'll be a goofy comedy, so doesn't really matter if he looks too old in the younger years.
     
  6. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    Jonah Hill.
     
  7. Dillydipper

    Dillydipper Space-Age luddite

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    Please let it be one of the female Ghostbusters please let it be one of the female Ghostbusters please let it be one of the female Ghostbusters...
    (Crispin Glover or Paul Reubens would also suffice...)
     
  8. Hanglow

    Hanglow Forum Resident

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    Wonder if he can still wrap his leg around his head
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  9. Marry a Carrot

    Marry a Carrot Interesting blues gets a convincing reading.

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  10. Instant Dharma

    Instant Dharma Dude/man

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    Haha. Too funny. Had no idea that was Aaron Paul until the credits.
     
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  11. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    The meth teeth weren't a giveaway?
     
  12. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff

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    I can only hope this means that "The Allan Sherman Story" is also on the way...

    - Kevin
     
  13. tommy-thewho

    tommy-thewho Senior Member

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    Interesting choice.

    Isn't Daniel like 5'4" tall.
     
  14. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    He's going to need a lot of intensive accordion tutoring sessions.

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  15. vince

    vince Stan Ricker's son-in-law

    Daniel has made to risky choices for his post-HP career.....
    and, I think that's AWESOME!
    My only knit-pick is..
    I thought Weird Al was tall....and Daniel is...well...not.
     
  16. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    looking forward to this...I think!
     
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  17. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    He's a pro he'll do fine...he's a great choice.
     
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  18. Drew

    Drew Senior Member

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    Is this serious? Why do we need a Weird Al biopic? What's next? Induction into the RRHOF? I mean he's influenced so many...
     
  19. vince

    vince Stan Ricker's son-in-law

    Well, that's like asking, "Why do we need air?"!
     
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  20. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    If there were no Weird Al, there'd probably be no Jonathan Colton.

    And Jonathan Colton has his own music cruise. One that takes over an entire boat, which puts him in the same category as people like Joe Bonamassa.

    JoCo Cruise | March 5-12, 2022
     
  21. Roman Potato Chip

    Roman Potato Chip Forum Resident

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    Because he's a funny wholesome goof, and a film about him is likely to be really entertaining. He's remained relevant for decades, and is a cultural icon.
     
  22. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    Also, sadly the film has the potential of a powerful third act, when he learns about the death of both of his parents just before a show.

    He earned my eternal respect as a performer, when he went out there and performed that night.

    People who've never been in the entertainment business don't understand just how deep the idea that "The Show Must Go On" is embedded.

    He knew that there was a theater of people out there, who had traveled, some of whom had rented hotel rooms, paid for babysitters, and he couldn't send them all home just to assuage his own pain.
     
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  23. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    My wife and I agree that Daniel Radcliffe must have renegotiated his contract before the last two or three Harry Potter films, and that he got a percentage of gross, and has absolutely no concerns about making money for the rest of his life. So he can do a film where he just plays a corpse for it's entire length.

     
  24. Drew

    Drew Senior Member

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    I've never heard the name Jonathon Colton in my life.

    If we are going to make movies about every 2nd rate entertainer like Weird Al, we might as well start making individual biopics for every centerfold who ever appeared in Playboy magazine.
     
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  25. Drew

    Drew Senior Member

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    Maybe he's relevant to someone, somewhere. I didn't know he was still doing, well, whatever it is that he's famous for
     

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