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Deliver on the beard! Daniel Radcliffe remodeled into Bizarre Al Yankovic for his new biopic WEIRD: The ‘Bizarre Al’ Yankovic Story — and he took his metamorphosis fairly critically.
As a result of whereas the 32-year-old actor simply may have sat within the hair and make-up trailer day in and time out, he made the choice to develop Yankovic’s iconic mustache all personal his personal.
“Actual mustache, pretend hair,” the Harry Potter star mentioned on the Monday, March 21, episode of The View. “Something to keep away from pretend facial hair. Develop it when you can.”
Whereas his mustache was au naturale, Radcliffe did should put on a curly-hair wig to actually promote his new look. Fortunately, it was “fairly fast” to get on and off, the actor beforehand instructed Leisure Tonight.
Despite the fact that his time within the glam chair was brief lived, Radcliffe defined that Evan Rachel Wooden, who performs Madonna within the film, “had extra of an concerned course of” with the hair and make-up group. For reference, one in every of Bizarre Al’s greatest hits, “Like a Surgeon” was a parody of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” so it’s fairly clear to see why the tremendous star needed to have a task in a movie.
Wooden, 34, doesn’t look the 63-year-old singer at first look, however the glam group did a killer job on her transformation. “The key’s out,” the actress captioned of picture of herself wanting like Madonna. “I’m having WAY TOO MUCH FUN enjoying the enduring Madonna in @therokuchannel’s WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’ with Daniel Radcliffe.”
Between the lace outfit and heavy eyeliner to the blonde curls, Wooden’s look was fairly uncanny — and it didn’t take lengthy for followers to remark. “Nicely this makes whole sense,” a person wrote, whereas one other mentioned, “So FN good!!!!!” Another person quipped, “Oh come on! Hell yea!”
The film, which has but to set a launch date, will chronicle Yankovic’s life “from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celeb amorous affairs and famously wicked life-style.”
Yankovic, for his half, couldn’t be happier that Radcliffe is portraying him. “I’m completely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will probably be portraying me within the movie,” he mentioned in a January assertion concerning the casting reveal. “I’ve little doubt in any respect that that is the position future generations will keep in mind him for.”
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