Al Yankovic became one of my favorite musical acts when I first heard him on the Dr. Demento show. He twisted The Kinks’ “Lola” into “Yoda” and had me hooked. There was something extra special to his spoof of popular songs that set him beyond the local radio jocks who tried to the same schtick. Al has been at the top of his game for over five decades. What’s the secret to his career magic? It’s hard to say, but getting Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) to play you in the biopic is wizardly great. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is coming out on home video in December with quite a few bonus features. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios with all the details:
Bonus Features Announced for
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
| Acclaimed Film Available as a 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD December 12 from Shout! Studios Now Available for Digital Purchase and Rental on All Major Platforms |
| Shout! Studios is excited to share the bonus features for its upcoming release of the critically acclaimed Roku Original film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Nominated for eight Primetime Emmy™ Awards and beloved by fans worldwide, this uproarious meta parody of the life and career of one of the most unique and esteemed musicians of our time will be available to own on home entertainment formats for the first time December 12, 2023 from Shout! Studios. In Weird, Daniel Radcliffe is “Weird Al” Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson. Bonus features for Weird include a new 4K master with HDR and Dolby Vision (4K UHD edition only), a new audio commentary with Al Yankovic and director Eric Appel, a new presentation of deleted/extended/alternate scenes hosted by Al Yankovic and Eric Appel, a featurette on the making of Weird, movie trailers and promos, press interviews with the cast and crew, the lyric video for “Now You Know” and more! Weird will be available as a two-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray, a two-disc Blu-ray + DVD edition, and as a standalone DVD. The film itself, without bonus features, is currently available for rental or purchase as a digital download.. Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutStudios.com. Weird 4K UHD+ BR Combo Bonus Features 4K Master with NEW HDR and Dolby Vision PresentationNEW Audio Commentary with Al Yankovic and Director Eric Appel NEW Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes Hosted by Al Yankovic and Eric Appel Movie Promos Featurette on the Making of Weird Late Night with Seth Meyers Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel Radcliffe IMDb.com “A Plethora of Cameos” Variety.com Interview with Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, and Eric Appel at the Toronto International Film Festival TheWrap.com Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Eric Appel Lyric Video – “Now You Know” Trailers Weird Blu-ray +DVD and DVD Editions NEW Audio Commentary with Al Yankovic and Director Eric Appel NEW Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes Hosted by Al Yankovic and Eric AppelMovie PromosFeaturette on the Making of Weird Late Night with Seth Meyers Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel Radcliffe IMDb.com “A Plethora of Cameos” Variety.com Interview with Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, and Eric Appel at the Toronto International Film Festival TheWrap.com Interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Eric Appel Lyric Video – “Now You Know” Trailers Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was originally released by Roku on The Roku Channel on November 4, 2022. It was embraced by critics and audiences alike and has since received numerous accolades including eight Primetime Emmy™ nominations. Winners will be announced at the 75th Primetime Emmy™ Awards in January 2024. About Shout! Studios Launched in 2003, Shout! Studios is a multiplatform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns and manages a large portfolio of contemporary and classic feature films, series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, ALF, The Carol Burnett Show, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, The Johnny Carson Show, the Roger Corman New Horizons Pictures Library, GKIDS, ITV Studios, LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson), and Sesame Street, alongside many others. Shout! Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties including anime, and the company releases genre and horror films and television shows under the Scream Factory imprint. Shout! Studios also produces, acquires, and distributes new films, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com |
