It’s just about time for you to break out your favorite Hawaiian shirt, brush up on your accordion skills, and perfect your jelly bean-and-pickle sandwich recipe, because “Weird Al” Yankovic’s arrival on the big screen is nearly here. And just as we suspected, things are already looking delightfully weird.
Judging by some of the clips included in the trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which dropped on Tuesday (May 3), the Daniel Radcliffe-led biopic will surely be an entertaining venture, while it also seems to take a bit of creative license while telling the story of Yankovic. However, given the parody master’s zany approach to his own film and TV projects over the years, that’s perfectly on-brand and stays true to the process he’s seemed to follow since the days of UHF.
Regardless of how the story is told, what remains arguably undeniable is that Yankovic’s story of stardom is a tale long overdue, and with names like Radcliffe, Rainn Wilson, and Evan Rachel Wood leading the way, the comedic star power is set to shine bright this fall, when the Roku original film is slated to premiere.
So get yourself an egg and beat it, then check out the trailer below.