Evan Rachel Wood (HBO’s Westworld, Phoenix Rising) will co-star with Daniel Radcliffe in Roku’s Strange: The Story of Al Jankovic, entering the role of Madonna.
Roku made the message via Instagram, sharing a photo at a glance, the caption: “At a Glance 🌟 Evan Rachel Wood joins Daniel Radcliffe in #WEIRD: The Story of Al Jankovic as the Only Madonna!”
Known for pasting and parodying the works of his musical contemporaries, Jankovic is the best-selling comedian of all time. The lively upcoming biographical film promises to contain nothing and explore every aspect of his life, from his childhood through his rapid rise to fame with early hits such as “Eat It” and “Like a Surgeon”, while touching his passionate love affairs. affairs and a notorious depraved way of life.
Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, won seven Grammys and numerous other awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. Her path intersected with that of Jankovic when he parodied her song “Like a Virgin”. With the aforementioned “As a Surgeon” in 1985.
Wood has been nominated for three Emmys for her role as Dolores Abernathy in HBO’s Westworld which will be seen soon Phoenix Rising, a two-part documentary directed by Amy Berg, which documents her alleged experience of violence by musician Marilyn Manson. The actress and musician has also appeared in series such as History of drunkenness, Doll and Em, Real blood and Mildred Pierceand in movies inclusive Cagilioner, Frozen II, March go, The fighter, Through the universe, Scissor running and thirteen.
Jankovic and Eric Apel wrote the film, the latter directing Funny or Die alum, after directing the eponymous short film for the production company in 2010. Production began in Los Angeles last month. Jankovic also co-produced with Mike Farah, Joe Farrell and Whitney Hodak for Funny or Die and Tim Heddington, Leah Booman and Max Silva for Tango. Apel is an executive producer with Henry Munoz III of Funny or Die and Neil Shah of Tango.
No premiere date has been set yet, but Strange: The Story of Al Jankovic will be available for streaming exclusively on The Roku Channel.
See the first shot of Wood as Madonna below.