See 'Abbott Elementary' 's Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey in Daniel Radcliffe's Weird Al Movie

Mar. 15, 2025

Quinta Brunson and Daniel Radcliffe inWeird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022).Photo: Aaron Epstein/The Roku Channel

Quinta Brunsonis wading into the land of the weird.

TheAbbott Elementaryactress steps into the shoes ofOprah WinfreyforDaniel Radcliffe’s upcomingWeird: The Al Yankovic Story.

In a first-look image, Brunson, 32,sports Winfrey’s iconic short, voluminous ‘do, wearing a patterned, belted dress with a plunging neckline and multicolored earrings.

As Yankovic, Radcliffe, 32, smiles for the camera, wearing a necklace made up of several records over his bare chest.

“Let’s get #weird,” Brunson wrote Tuesday onTwitterandher Instagram Story, sharing the snapshot.

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Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic.Aaron Epstein/The Roku Channel

Set to premiere on The Roku Channel later this year,Weirdis “the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time,” according to a release.

“From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true,” the synopsis continues. “An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.”

PEOPLE exclusively debuted thefirst official photo of Radcliffe in costume as Yankovicin February.

“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” he said at the time, “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.”

And Radcliffe has Yankovic’s blessing. The “White & Nerdy” singer, 62, said in a January statement that he is “absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying” him, joking of theHarry Potteralum, “I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”

The biopic’s first trailer dropped in May, teasing glimpses of both Radcliffe as Yankovic andEvan Rachel WoodasMadonna.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Storypremieres this fall on The Roku Channel.

source: people.com