Evan Rachel Wood, Julianne Nicholson, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss join 'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic

Evan Rachel Wood stars as Madonna in Roku's "Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story." Wood has joined the cast along with Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss. Photo courtesy of Roku Rainn Wilson (R), and his wife, Holiday Reinhorn attend the premiere of "The Meg" in August 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Julianne Nicholson attends the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the "Now You See Me 2" world premiere in June 2016. File Photo by Bryan R. Smith/UPI "Weird Al" Yankovic attends the premiere of "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" in September 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

March 2 (UPI) -- Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss have joined the cast of Roku's upcoming "Weird Al" Yankovic biopic. Daniel Radcliffe will play the title role.

Wood will portray music star Madonna, with Wilson as Dr. Demento, Nicholson as "Weird Al" Yankovic's mother Mary Yankovic and Huss as his father Nick Yankovic.

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Roku released on Wednesday the first image of Wood as Madonna with the actress donning a 1980s inspired outfit.

Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story, which will premiere on The Roku Channel, will explore the life and career of the musician, who is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time.

"Weird Al" Yankovic produces and co-wrote the script with Eric Appel, who also serves as director and executive producer.

Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson join 'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic