Oh and talking about a sneak peek. There's more. You could have missed the first stills from the season.

A new podcast interview with Daniel. 20 Questions: On Deadline. You can listen to the episode below or via iTunes.

This interview also appears in Deadline's AwardsLine. This digital magazine is available at issuu.com (see page 10). Daniel talks about WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, Harry Potter memories and more.

You haven't seen WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story with Daniel as Al Yankovic? You are not the only one. It's currently steaming on The Roku Channel which is only available in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America.

But there is good news. Roku has enlisted Village Roadshow to manage the sale of television, streaming and home entertainment rights to the biopic internationally. When there are more details on this I'll post it.

David Eilenberg, vp and head of Roku Originals:

“Millions of streamers watched the film on The Roku Channel, and the film had the biggest opening weekend audience in the history of The Roku Channel. We have no doubt that it will continue to ignite fanfare and resonate with passionate fans around the world.”

Village Roadshow’s executive vp worldwide sales and distribution Jason Buckley:

“Al Yankovic’s artistry is on full display in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and we know global audiences will be just as eager to see it as viewers were in North America and the U.K. In bringing it to them, we are thrilled to partner again with the team at Roku.”

source: hollywoodreporter.com

Merrily We Roll Along had it's first preview performance yesterday. You can see photos of the cast with the original Broadway and London cast below. There's also a photo from Liz Callaway on Facebook.

More news regarding the musical is that New York Theatre Workshop has added a final benefit performance on Sunday 22nd January 2023, at 2pm. Proceeds will benefit NYTW's education and engagement programming across the 2022/23 season. It provides thousands of students, teens, artists, and local residents access to some of the most exciting theatre artists of our time. Click here to book your tickets to the benefit performance.

First preview photos:

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De film zal worden vertoond op 25 en 26 november en is te zien bij Vue cinemas, voor meer info: vuecinemas.nl.

Er zijn geen andere bioscoopketens die de film aangekondigd hebben. Mocht dit veranderen dan zal ik het hier vermelden.

Al Yankovic and Daniel Radcliffe on KCRW's Press Play with Madeleine Brand talking about WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. Also available on iTunes. You can now watch the biopic on The Roku Channel.



source: kcrw.com

Daniel and Al Yankovic promoting WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story on ABC's Nightline. The biopic is now available on The Roku Channel. This episode is also available on Hulu. There are also behind the scenes photos and a photo shared by Stephanie Ramos.

Via ABC News on YouTube:

Update: 13th November 2022. The podcast is out now, listen here. Video below.

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More press junket interviews for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story with Daniel and Evan Rachel Wood via Zoom.

The biopic is now available to stream on The Roku Channel.

Update: 11th June 2023. A sticker and gifs from BuzzFeed on Giphy. Check all of them here.


Co-star test

Daniel on The Radio Times' View from my sofa podcast. In promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, now available on The Roku Channel. The episode is also available on iTunes.

In this episode, Daniel talks to Radio Times Journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor about handling fame, learning the ropes from the greatest British cast of all time and deciding to play the accordion.

source: radiotimes.com

Daniel and Evan Rachel Wood on Watch What Happens Live promoting WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. This episode was recorded on 2nd November. Photos at Getty Images.

Clip - Evan Rachel Wood and Daniel Radcliffe critique their past fashions

Behind the scenes footage from WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story released by The Roku Channel. The biopic is now available to stream for free.

This is the interview from The Guardian for which you could submit questions. A full video might follow (hopefully).


This video is also shared on Facebook.

A throwback. Etalk has uploaded their interview with Evan Rachel Wood and Daniel from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. This was recorded back in September.

"He mentioned he had gotten this role and wanted to know if I could help him learn accordion for it. His take on it was that they could hire an accordion teacher for him, but he would much rather do it with a friend and someone that he knew. He came to me with that".

Read more (and see photos) at vulture.com

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Pop Culture Weekly podcast features an interview with Daniel, Evan Rachel Wood, director Eric Appel and Al Yankovic. Also available on iTunes.

WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story is now available on The Roku Channel.

Listen to "Daniel Radcliffe, Weird Al Yankovic, Evan Rachel Wood talk WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story" on Spreaker.

The Drew Barrymore Show interview in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic is available to stream on The Roku Channel today. There is a video below and another clip. You can watch the full ping pong clip at thedrewbarrymoreshow.com. There are a few photos via Facebook.

Update: 31st December 2022. Ash Bean backstage photo.

Giphy:


Daniel Radcliffe reveals which celebs he had posters of growing up!

Daniel is back on Empire magazine's The Empire Film podcast to discuss WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. Listen to it below. Also available on iTunes. The biopic is available to stream on The Roku Channel today.

(starts at 47:00)
source: empireonline.com

Daniel on BBC's 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer podcast, available on BBC Sounds (The episode contains strong language and adult humour). It was recorded during the press junket for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. Their footage of the interview where they call Daniel starts around 30.48.

Radio 1's Jamie and Spencer track down a megastar in six calls or less, with contact passing on contact - can they prove that you're only ever six degrees from stardom?

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More WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story promotion. A look behind the scenes via The Roku Channel and more. Also interviews from Rolling Stone and NME.

In an interview with IndieWire Daniel explained why he decided to speak out in support of the transgender community (in relation to J.K. Rowling's tweets) via The Trevor Project back in 2020.

"I don't think I would've been able to look myself in the mirror had I not said anything,"

Read it at indiewire.com. And also read more from their interview.

Update: More Instagram photos below.

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Late Night with Seth Meyers interview with Daniel and Al Yankovic in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic will be available to stream this week, 4th November, on The Roku Channel. Photos at Getty Images.


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Daniel on Live with Kelly and Ryan in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic will be available to stream this week, 4th November, on The Roku Channel. Also a topic is Merrily We Roll Along.

Daniel Radcliffe wouldn’t be Harry Potter for Halloween clip.

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Good Morning America interview in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic will be available to stream this week, 4th November, on The Roku Channel. He also talked about Merrily We Roll Along. He was also signing autographs.

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Daniel Radcliffe reflects on Late Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane

Yes a Reddit AMA again! This time with Daniel and Al Yankovic in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic will be available to stream this week, 4th November, on The Roku Channel. It was already announced on 27th October but took place on Halloween, 31st October.

A few highlights from the session (Daniel's answers mainly) are below. Read more here. Maybe your own question was answered, check it out.

Daniel what is your favorite Weird Al song? And what song would you Iike Al to parody that he hasn't done?
My favorite changes all the time, but right now I'll go with "Bob" because it's incredibly wordy and clever and I just got to watch Al perform it the other night. And it's not a song but I would like Al to parody one of my favorite bands The Hold Steady. I feel like Al could do a really good style parody of the band's sound. - Dan

S-N-L!!! S-N-L!!!!
Would love to see you both on Saturday Night Live!!!! Any chance of that happening?
Thank you both for bringing such joy to us all over so many years!!
I too agree that Al should host SNL. - Dan
I think they'd have to ask me first. That's always been the biggest obstacle. - Al

Hi Dan! Happy Halloween! What is your favorite Halloween memory to date?!
Halloween is always great for me, because long before COVID it allowed me to wear masks in public so most of my great Halloween memories are seeing the amazing costumes and people in the New York Halloween Parade. Growing up in the UK, we didn't really do it when I was a kid, so seeing the intensity which America does it with is pretty awesome. - Dan

Daniel, what's it like to play someone in their own story? Do you feel like you get to contribute to how the production goes or is it more like you just have to do as your told?
I think when playing a real person, it's always a major concern to honor them in the film and do right by their story. This film was a slight exception in that we were setting out to honor the spirit of the man, rather than necessarily the exact details of their life. But this is definitely the first time I have played someone that I'm a fan of and that was definitely nerve wracking at first. - Dan

This question is for Daniel. When writing the movie I heard absolutely no research was done into Al’s actual life, that being said how long did it take to learn the accordion and do you plan on playing in the future?
I started learning probably two months before we started filming, maybe two and a half and I remain not very good but I enjoyed trying. I do think that it meant Eric didn't have to shoot around or away from my hands as much during the performance scenes. And I will be continuing to play to the mixed emotions of my girlfriend. - Dan

Daniel: Is it weird to be playing Weird Al and Al is it weird seeing someone else play you? I mean that’s pretty weird right? Also how weird is this movie going to be?
It's gonna be extremely weird!!! I was very nervous playing Al in front of Al at first, but thankfully he was a very forgiving non-judgemental presence on set and I think Al is probably used to seeing people dressed up as him so it probably wasn't all that weird for him. - Dan

What was your best moment together while filming?
One day on set during a rare break, I got to get very nerdy with Al and ask him about the palindromes in "Bob" and it was a total privelidge to chat with someone I've been a fan of for years. - Dan

source: reddit.com

Daniel's appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon in promotion of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. The biopic will be available to stream this week, 4th November, on The Roku Channel. He talked about Halloween, his accordian skills, Merrily We Roll Along and more. View more photos at Getty Images.

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