As Harry Potter fans may know, Daniel Radcliffe has been selected and will co-star Stranger: The Al Jankovic Story, An original biography coming to Roku. While his post-Potter career has been full of surprises and unique career choices, this could be one of the biggest surprises to head over. Speaking in a new interview today The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host asked Radcliffe how exactly this happened and it surprised him as much as it did us all. Per Radcliffe, his audition appears to have taken place over a decade ago in his appearance on a talk show.
“13 or 14 years ago, I sang a version of Tom Lehrer’s song on the UK’s Graham Norton Show. I sang The Elements next to Colin Farrell and a very confused Rihanna,” Radcliffe said. “I think he was like, ‘Who is this kid, and why does he sing all the ‘Items’?” And I think Al saw that and was like, ‘Maybe this guy understands it.’ And so he picked me. So I’m very lucky, and now I’ve got accordion lessons with Al. I can go to my grave (with that).” You can find the video below.
About the film, Radcliffe added; “I rarely get excited to see the things that I’m in, I’m really, really excited to see that. It’s… I mean, you know, it’s a totally crazy movie. It’s one of the most fun things I’ve ever done. I don’t know when exactly it’s going to come out at the time. Later this year – but, you know, that’s something to look forward to.”
In the same interview, Radcliffe revealed a photo of him with an actual accordion of Weird Al, which the Grammy-winning musician had brought back to him for a month so he could rehearse. Tragically Radcliffe broke one of the straps on him on the second day he was carrying it, but as he put it, “Thank God, he’s, like, the nicest guy. If he’s pissed off about it, he’s keeping it to himself:
The film tells the story of Yankovic’s life, and stars Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Toby Haas, Julian Nicholson as Yankovic’s parents, and Ryan Wilson as Dr. Demento. Eric Abel, who directed the funny or die satirical video of the same name over a decade ago, directed the film and co-wrote it with Jankovic.
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