Daniel Radcliffe was cast in the Weird Al Yankovic movie because of a parody song he performed in front of Rihanna and Colin Farrell.
Daniel Radcliffe got his role as"Weird Al" Yankovic in the upcoming biopic WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story in a way that can only be described as weird. Radcliffe, who is best known for playing boy wizard Harry Potter for a decade beginning with 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, has grown up in the public eye.
When I talked to Al for the first time, I was like, “I’m immensely flattered by the idea that you would pick me to play you, but like, why me? I’m mystified but excited.” I guess Al saw that and was like, “This guy maybe gets it.” And so he picked me. So I’m very, very lucky, and now I’ve gotten to have accordion lessons with Al.
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