Why Bohemian Rhapsody Inspired Weird Al Yankovic to Make His Own Fake Biopic The Wrap Magazine

Rokus Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was inspired by a Funny or Die video that director Eric Appel made in 2009, parodying rock biopics in the same way that Yankovics songs (I Love Rocky Road, Another One Rides the Bus, Eat It, Like a Surgeon, Amish Paradise) gleefully distort rock hits. Expanded from a threeminute trailer that starred Aaron Paul as the Weird one into a 108minute romp with Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, the film has sex, violence, drugs, temper tantrums, lots of accordions and as many celebrity cameos as Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, which could as well have been an alternate title. , weirdalyankovic, weirdmovie, danielradcliffe See the full story here : Read the digital edition of TheWrap Magazine s look at the year of Limited Series Movies here: Subscribe to TheWrap s Y