See the First Picture of Daniel Radcliffe as ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Since his days at Hogwarts as the world’s most famous young wizard, “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic of the comedy music icon. And the first picture of Radcliffe in character has arrived.

Written and directed by Eric Appel, ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ purports to hold nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Yes, as you can imagine, nothing is quite sensible about this one.

Probably best known for his parodies of songs by UHF’, which was released in 1989.

“When my last movie ‘UHF’ came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork. I’m very happy to say we’re on schedule,” says Yankovic in a statement. “And I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will him for.”

“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don't take lightly, and I'm honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al's depraved and scandalous life,” says Radcliffe, who seems thrilled at the opportunity.

“When Weird Al first sat me down against my will and told me his life story, I didn’t believe any of it, but I knew that we had to make a movie about it,” Appel adds.

Radcliffe is definitely not the first person we’d have imagined playing Yankovic, but he has certainly thrown himself into every out-there movie role he’s picked since he hung up his wand. He’s played such unusual characters as a farting corpse (in ‘The Lost City’, which arrives in theaters on March 25. The Yankovic film doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, but it’ll debut on the Roku Channel.