Daniel Radcliffe jokes ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ is a parody of the wizarding franchise after Warner Bros. allegedly blocked the musician from spoofing its theme.

AceShowbiz -“Weird Al” Yankovic was reportedly banned by Warner Bros. from parodying the “Harry Potter” theme. The 63-year-old musician told The Hollywood Reporter he was shut down but asking permission to rework “Hedwig’s Theme”.

The singer himself was recently played by Daniel Radcliffe, the titular star in the wizarding series, in his new biopic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story“. Known for his satirical songs, he has offered his own twist on songs including the “Star Wars” theme and “Gangsta’s Paradise” from “Dangerous Minds” in the past.

He said, “Whenever it was, about a decade or two ago, I approached the movie company just to get a general blessing like, ‘Hey, I’d like to do a Harry Potter parody.’ And I think they said no, or they never responded or whatever. But sometimes when you’re dealing with franchises, and you ask permission, you know, there’s so many people that can say no, and they usually do.”

THR has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.

Al joked the snub had taught him a lesson for future parodies. He said, “If I’m doing a franchise, it’s usually better just to do it and ask for forgiveness rather than permission.”

But the “Gump’ singer is still a fan of the “Harry Potter” series and joked “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is his favourite movie in the saga. He quipped, “We like to think that that’s the last movie of the Harry Potter franchise.”

And actor Daniel joked the whole movie could be viewed as the parody Al never got to record. He said, “Maybe that’s what this film is. This has been his way of doing a ‘Harry Potter’ parody.”

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