Weird Al Yankovic, fresh off the success of his biopicWeird, is set to hit the screen in a new indie comedy from writer-directorKestrin Pantera.Jackie Tohn,David Wain,Tia Carrere, andRandy and Jason Sklarwill also star in the as-yet untitled film.Deadline reportsthat the film is currently in production in Los Angeles.
The film will center around a one-hit wonder rock star who moves with her family to a small town and sublimates her career and personal frustrations into the local fifth-grade science fair. Mayhem ensues as the locals are whipped into a frenzy. In addition to Yankovic, Tohn (GLOW), Wain (Wet Hot American Summer), Carerre (Wayne’s World), and the Sklar Brothers (Cheap Seats), the film will also starBreeda Wool(National Treasure: Edge of History) andSam Littlefield(Batwoman); it will also feature cameos fromTiffany Haddish(Bad Boys: Ride or Die),Rob Corddry(Ballers) andSherry Cola(Good Trouble). Says Pantera, whoseJames Bondparody short filmDr. No Means Nopremiered exclusively on Collider, “It’s an honor to bring this film to life alongside the funniest, smartest, most attractive and weirdest people alive. Hilarity, heart and dick-punching stories are what Pantera Pictures is all about. Can’t wait to unleash this film (and our slate) upon the world.”
What Other Movies Has Weird Al Yankovic Been In?
Parodist and musician Yankovic’s most prominent on-screen role was as the lead in 1989’sUHF, in which he plays a slacker who turns around a local TV station’s fortunes with a slate of oddball programming. Although the film was a financial disappointment, it found its audience on home video and has become a cult classic. He cameoed in all threeNaked Gunmovies, and also made small appearances inTapeheads,Halloween II,Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, andBill and Ted Face the Music. Yankovic recently appeared in his own biopic as record executiveTony Scotti, acting alongsideDaniel Radcliffeplaying a younger Yankovic. Yankovic has also provided the title songs for the comediesJohnny DangerouslyandSpy Hard.
Pantera will both write and direct the new film, which is being produced by her newly-formed production company, Pantera Pictures. She previously helmed the indie dramedyPretty Problems, and is slated to adapt her shortDr. No Means Nointo a feature-length comedy.
Kestrin Pantera’s untitled indie comedy is currently in production. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
