“Abbott Elementary” originator and star Quinta Brunson is slated to take on the part of Oprah Winfrey in The Roku Channel’s extremely anticipated biopic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, ” featuring Daniel Radcliffe because the musician parodist.
Roku upon Tuesday released an image of Brunson because Winfrey, standing alongside Radcliffe in what appears to be a closet filled with colorful Hawaiian tops.
The biopic will be based on the life associated with musician “Weird Al” Yankovic, who is notoriously known for his pop culture parodies plus comedic music.
Ahead of the announcement about the casting, Brunson tweeted: “Let’s obtain #weird. ”
Brunson, 32, recently made history just for becoming the first Dark woman to receive in a single year three Primetime Emmy nominations in the comedy categories. She is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category.
Brunson joins the cast that also includes Rainn Wilson, portraying infamous radio host Dr . Demento, Evan Rachel Wooden as Madonna and Julianne Nicholson because Yankovic’s mom.
The film will premiere in the fall.