Evan Rachel Wood plays the 1 and lone Madonna in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The Westworld histrion transforms into the “Material Girl” icon. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Evan, who admitted that learning however to Vogue was the toughest portion of her transformation. “It’s precise specific,” Evan said. “That was a caller happening I learned.”
The histrion has been a longtime instrumentality of Madonna, but she truly dove headfirst into preparing for this role. “I’ve been listening to her since I was a kid. But to hole for this, I conscionable devoured each interrogation of hers from the aboriginal ’80s — each euphony video, each unrecorded performance,” Evan told HollywoodLife astatine the Weird: The Al Yankovic Story NYC premiere.
She continued, “I wanted to conscionable instrumentality it arsenic overmuch arsenic I could and truly get the dependable down. That was going to beryllium 1 happening that was truly going to merchantability it and the mannerisms, her hands, oregon conscionable similar small things that she does present and there.”
Evan stars alongside Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Weird Al. Over the years, the real Weird Al has go a drama icon and has encouraged his listeners to march to the bushed of their ain drums.
“I’ve listened to Weird Al since I was a kid, and I deliberation that’s ever been the message,” Evan said. “The much you thin into who you truly are, I deliberation the much your light’s going to radiance connected you. You don’t person to conform. You don’t person to beryllium who everybody expects you to be. He’s been the beacon of weirdness for each of america nerds, truthful blessed to person him and to beryllium a portion of it.”
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story besides stars Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson, and Toby Huss. The movie volition beryllium disposable exclusively connected The Roku Channel starting November 4.