Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story lastly has a launch date. The tongue-in-cheek “Bizarre Al” Yankovic biopic will arrive Nov. 4 without spending a dime streaming on The Roku Channel, with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe portraying the beloved pop music parodist.
Yankovic lately introduced that Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) will play Oprah Winfrey in Bizarre, becoming a member of Evan Rachel Wooden as Madonna. Yankovic co-wrote the script with Eric Appel, who’s directing the movie.
Additionally arriving in November is The Illustrated Al songbook (Z2 Comics), which is able to spotlight a career-spanning collection of Yankovic’s music in comedian type. Among the many artists taking part are Drew Friedman, Danny Hellman, Fred Harper, Sam Viviano and Felipe Sobriero.
Yankovic is within the mist of his Unlucky Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, In poor health-Suggested Vainness Tour, which stops tonight (July 27) in Akron, Ohio. The artist lately invited Chris Ballew from Presidents Of America Of America on stage in Seattle to carry out that group’s ’90s hit “Peaches,” a nod to Yankovic having remodeled POTUSA’s “Lump” into his personal tune, “Gump” throughout the heyday of grunge.
