First look at Madonna, as played by Evan Rachel Wood, in new biopic
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The movie, which is currently being filmed, will star Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe as the five-times Grammy winner.
It will stream on Roku later this year.Weird Al famously covered Madonna’s hit, ‘Like A Virgin’ as ‘Like A Surgeon’. Apparently, it was Madonna herself who suggested the title of the parody, and Weird Al, who normally didn’t like to take other people’s suggestions, thought it too good to turn down.Roku yesterday released its first image of Wood as Madonna.
The actress also shared it to her Instagram. A post shared by Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood)Related: Madonna breaks another record… but maybe not one she was hoping forThe movie will also feature Rainn Wilson (The Office) as Dr.
Demento (the DJ who gave Yankovic his break by playing his parody songs), and Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson as Yankovic’s parents.Madonna herself has not commented on the casting.This is not the first time the music legend has been portrayed on screen.
