In more Weird news, Evan Rachel Wood says her version of Madonna is a “sociopath”
Wood will portray a "truly insane" version of Madonna in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
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Adaptation of celebrities’ lives that take certain… let’s say “creative liberties” are really having a moment right now. But while films like Blonde and 2021's Spencer take themselves incredibly seriously (largely to their detriment), the genre’s weirdest new entry could not stray further from seriousness if it tried.
We are, of course, talking about Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the parody master’s upcoming parody of celebrity biopics that also parodies the events of his own life. You know, the one based on a Funny Or Die sketch from 2010? That’s the tone we’re dealing with here.
So, of course, Evan Rachel Wood’s version of Madonna—who plays the role of Al’s fame-hungry, morally corrupting girlfriend—is also “on a lot of cocaine” in this universe. Why not!
This comes from a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, in which Wood and co-star Daniel Radcliffe (who plays Weird Al) discussed some of their more out-there character choices. “You would play the real person and then you would heighten it in this crazy way,” explained Wood.
Just how far did the Westworld actor take this directive? She went on:
[Madonna]’s very conniving and completely just using Weird Al, and everything she does is a pathological lie to get ahead in her career. So it was basically taking the genius that is Madonna and turning her into a sociopath that ends up running a drug cartel. It has to be a little bit ridiculous. She has to slowly start flying off the tracks in the end.
This sounds less “a little bit ridiculous” and more “full-on Walter White transformation” to us, but hey–in a film like this we’re game for anything. As was Wood, according to her co-star, who celebrated the actor’s ability to commit to the bit:
“We shot a few days moving incredibly fast and then Evan came in and the relief of seeing her and knowing ‘Oh she’s f—ing game for it,’ committing a thousand percent, hitting the ground running. She’s not bothered by how quick it was moving, how it was just a few takes. You just really got the tone and pace of the film, and it was very exciting,” Radcliffe said.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will be available to stream on Roku Friday, November 4.
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So she plays Madonna.
beat me to it
A toned-down Madonna.
Hey, if you think someone who touts Michigan as one of the great wine-growing regions of the world is a sociopa- actually, never mind.
Can’t wait for this! Curious how Madonna herself feels about this.
I was wondering the same thing.
Traditionally Weird Al tends to get everyone’s blessing before parodying them, so it’s possible that Madonna thinks that a villainous version of her is hilarious. Taking her character in that direction without telling her seems mean-spirited in a way that’s not really characteristic of Weird Al (regardless of what you think of Madonna).
I have always gotten the sense that Madonna takes herself very, very seriously and is not the type of person to get in on the joke.
She was the one who suggested Weird Al do “Like a Surgeon.”
I was wondering that too, but she might just be happy for the publicity. Anecdotally, I feel like I haven’t heard much about her in a long time
The real Madonna- “Hey, I’m a sociopath too! Cool!
I’m out of the loop on pop culture. Is Madonna still English?
I’m a fan of the era where she was Spanish.
She’s Portuguese now, didn’cha know?Or, at least she was a minute ago. I read recently she did something to annoy her rich neighbours in her swanky neighbourhood. That’s our Madge!
“ends up running a drug cartel”It’s not like I wasn’t already going to watch this movie, but now I am definitely going to watch this movie.
This will now be the definitive cinematic version of Madonna.
so sorry to that “official” version the real Madonna is trying to make, it won’t be as good.
The real Madonna was a purposeful creation to start with, so…
Madonna as a sociopath? I thought she already played one in Madonna: Truth or Dare, back in ‘91.