Daniel Radcliffe’s Immediate Desire To Learn The Accordion Told Al Yankovic The Actor Was The Right One To Play Him In ‘Weird’ – Contenders TV

“As soon as I saw Harry Potter, I thought “Hey, someday … my doppelganger!” joked “Weird Al” Yankovic about the inspiration to cast Daniel Radcliffe as his on-screen alter ego in Roku’s biopic paro…

“He took it very seriously,” explained Appel. “And in our first meeting with him when he signed on to do it, which was about two years before it got made, he asked the question at the end of our Zoom call: ‘What kind of accordion should I buy? I’m planning on learning how to play the accordion.’”

Yankovic and Appel, who co-wrote the screenplay, were drawn to Radcliffe thanks to adventurous body of work following his headlining role in the immensely popular Harry Potter franchise. “That really impressed us,” said Yankovic.

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